Russell Findlay

23 Jun 2026 · First Minister's Question

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16 Jun 2026 · First Minister's Question

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9 Jun 2026 · First Minister's Question

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2 Jun 2026 · First Minister's Question

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26 May 2026 · First Minister's Question

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19 Mar 2026 · First Minister's Question

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12 Mar 2026 · First Minister's Question

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12 Mar 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of all identified breaches of the Register of Tobacco and Nicotine Vapour Product Retailers since 2020-21, broken down by (a) year and (b) local authority area.

Answer · Jenni Minto: The information requested is not held centrally by the Scottish Government. The register exists to support the enforcement of regulation on age restricted products given the public health harms of tobacco and vaping. It is the responsibility of local authorit…

12 Mar 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of all criminal prosecutions relating to breaches of the Register of Tobacco and Nicotine Vapour Product Retailers since 2020-21, broken down by (a) year and (b) local authority area.

Answer · Jenni Minto: The information requested is not held centrally by the Scottish Government It is the responsibility of local authorities to enforce compliance with the register of tobacco and vapes in their local areas.

12 Mar 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of all fixed penalty notices issued for breaches of the Register of Tobacco and Nicotine Vapour Product Retailers since 2020-21, broken down by (a) year and (b) local authority area.

Answer · Jenni Minto: The tables below set out fixed penalty notices for breaches of the Register of Tobacco and Nicotine Vapour Product Retailers covering the period you request.Nicotine Vapour Products2020-212021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26TotalsAberdeen   &nbs…

12 Mar 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of all criminal prosecution disposals relating to breaches of the Register of Tobacco and Nicotine Vapour Product Retailers since 2020-21, broken down by (a) year and (b) local authority area.

Answer · Jenni Minto: The information requested is not held centrally by the Scottish Government. It is the responsibility of local authorities to enforce compliance with the register of tobacco and vapes in their local areas.

11 Mar 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answers by Angela Constance to question S6W-41854 on 25 November 2025 and question S6W-43390 on 28 January 2026, whether it will provide an update on any enquiries it has made regarding the likely timescales of the work conducted on behalf of the …

Answer · Angela Constance: As previous answers indicated, COPFS advise Shelagh McCall KC has been instructed to independently consider reports of criminal conduct relating to the Rangers prosecutions to ensure any allegations are considered fairly and objectively. COPFS has also advise…

11 Mar 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much of the £20 million Rural Entrepreneur Fund that was announced in the 2021 Programme for Government has been spent in each financial year to date.

Answer · Kate Forbes: This Government is committed to building a vibrant, sustainable, and inclusive rural economy.The Rural Entrepreneur Fund was a 2021-22 Programme for Government commitment to invest £20 million over the lifetime of the current parliament. However, in lig…

11 Mar 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a detailed breakdown of all costs that it has incurred to date on all aspects of the Deposit Return Scheme.

Answer · Gillian Martin: The Scottish Government has spent £234,285.95 in setting up the Deposit Return Scheme since 2018. This includes the costs associated with consultation, publication of regulations and associated documents, evaluations, independent reviews and assurance.I…

11 Mar 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much of the (a) A9 and (b) A96 has been dualled since the start of the current parliamentary session in 2021 to date.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: The A9 dualling programme will upgrade 83 miles (133 kilometres) of road from single to dual carriageway. As of March 2026, two out of the eleven sections of the A9 dualling programme have been completed totalling 11 miles (17kilometres). This includes the fi…

11 Mar 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of how much it has spent on international development funding in each year since 2021.

Answer · Angus Robertson: The Scottish Government reports its calendar-year official development assistance (ODA) to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) through the UK Government. These figures are published annually as part of the UK Statistics on Intern…

11 Mar 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Scottish National Party’s 2021 election manifesto pledge to provide free breakfasts to every primary school pupil, how many primary school pupils are not yet in receipt of a free breakfast at school.

Answer · Jenny Gilruth: Breakfasts in Scotland are currently being delivered through a range of provisions, including Scottish Government, Local Authority and schools funded services as well as private and third sector services. Mapping carried out by the Improvement Service in 2024…

11 Mar 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a (a) detailed update of any work undertaken since the start of the current parliamentary session in 2021 to introduce the proposed NHS Scotland digital app and (b) timescale for when the app will be fully operational.

Answer · Neil Gray: Work on the Health and Social Care app—developed through the Digital Front Door programme and now branded MyCare.scot—has progressed since 2021, including technical development, secure digital identity work, and early service design. The initial M…

11 Mar 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many young people who have been eligible for a free electronic device since the 2021 Scottish Parliament election have received one, and how many are still waiting to receive one.

Answer · Jenny Gilruth: As set out in the response to S6W-43401 on 12 February 2026, the Scottish Government does not collect national data on the total number of devices issued by local authorities to learners. Local authorities manage delivery directly and continue to make progres…

11 Mar 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many full-time equivalent teachers (a) were employed in 2021 and (b) are currently employed.

Answer · Jenny Gilruth: The number of full-time equivalent teachers is shown in the statistics from the annual teacher census as published on the Scottish Government website, here: https://www.gov.scot/publications/teacher-census-supplementary-statistics/

11 Mar 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of any work it has undertaken in relation to the remit and anticipated timescales of the recently announced public inquiry into grooming gang activity in Scotland.

Answer · Jenny Gilruth: The Inquiry is currently in its early set-up phase, and the detailed Terms of Reference for the Inquiry will be developed over the coming months with Professor Jay. I need to be clear that it is not for Ministers to direct an independent inquiry chair on cost…

11 Mar 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many affordable homes have been built in each year since the start of the current parliamentary session in 2021 to date, and whether it is confident that it will deliver on its commitment to build 100,000 affordable homes by 2032.

Answer · Mairi McAllan: Progress on the delivery of affordable homes is published through quarterly official statistics –Housing Statistics for Scotland Quarterly Update. Homes delivered through the Affordable Housing Supply Programme include homes for social rent, affordable …

5 Mar 2026 · First Minister's Question

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26 Feb 2026 · First Minister's Question

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19 Feb 2026 · First Minister's Question

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12 Feb 2026 · First Minister's Question

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5 Feb 2026 · First Minister's Question

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29 Jan 2026 · First Minister's Question

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28 Jan 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-41854 by Angela Constance on 25 November 2025, whether it will provide an update on the status of (a) its commitment, which was made in February 2021, to hold an inquiry into the malicious prosecutions relating to Rangers Football Club and (b) all r…

Answer · Angela Constance: There is a commitment to a process of inquiry into the circumstances of the malicious prosecutions. Details of the process of inquiry will be progressed once all related investigations and proceedings are concluded. COPFS advise Shelagh McCall KC has been ins…

28 Jan 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of any work that it (a) has done and (b) is currently doing to advise or support the business community in relation to the anticipated opportunities and risks resulting from AI.

Answer · Richard Lochhead: a) As part of the Programme for Government 2025–26, the Scottish Government supported the delivery of a £1 million SME AI Adoption Programme, co designed and delivered by Scotland’s Enterprise Agencies and The Data Lab. This programme, the f…