Questions and answers
Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.
- Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
- Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber
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Question reference: S7W-02505
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 15 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what use it currently makes of Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technology to map vegetation, assess fuel loads and identify areas at heightened risk of wildfire.
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Question reference: S7W-02499
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 15 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what dedicated financial and technical support it is currently providing to regional transport partnerships, including the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT), to assist in the development of bus service franchising business cases under the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019.
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Question reference: S7W-02487
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 15 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to amending the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Order 1992 to grant permitted development rights for shopfront alterations that strictly comply with a local authority’s formally adopted heritage design code.
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Question reference: S7W-02509
- Asked by: Martyn Day, MSP for Falkirk East and Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 15 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the role credit unions play in supporting financial inclusion and access to affordable credit.
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Question reference: S7W-02492
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 15 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider ringfencing a proportion of the Place Based Investment Programme, or similar town centre regeneration funds, specifically for heritage-led commercial facade improvements.
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Question reference: S7W-02512
- Asked by: Martyn Day, MSP for Falkirk East and Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 15 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to encourage payroll deduction partnerships between employers, public bodies and credit unions, particularly across the public sector.
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Question reference: S7W-02514
- Asked by: Martyn Day, MSP for Falkirk East and Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 15 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to credit unions to modernise their digital infrastructure and increase access to ethical community finance.
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Question reference: S7W-02497
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 15 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to issue stronger guidance to local planning authorities regarding the determination of retrospective planning applications for unauthorised alterations to shopfronts on listed buildings or within conservation areas, to discourage developers from undertaking unauthorised works in anticipation of retrospective planning permission being granted.
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Question reference: S7W-02504
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 15 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will evaluate municipal procurement and heritage conservation policies in other countries, including Dublin's historic cast-iron street furniture framework, Paris's standards for historic street furniture, Washington DC's historic lighting requirements and Vienna's heritage preservation policies, to inform any strategy for sustaining Scotland's architectural iron foundry sector and traditional manufacturing skills.
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Question reference: S7W-02490
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 15 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it provides to local authorities on the adoption of street-specific, visual design codes within Local Development Plans to remove ambiguity for property owners regarding acceptable restorations.
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