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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-00995

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 12 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 26 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to raise awareness among young people of the risks associated with ketamine use, including that of permanent bladder damage.

Question reference: S7W-00996

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 12 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 26 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has carried any recent public health campaigns relating to ketamine use and, if so, what evaluation has been made of their effectiveness.

Question reference: S7W-01002

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 12 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 26 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what data it holds regarding the prevalence of cuckooing, where a person's home is taken over by others for criminal activity, and how this is collated.

Question reference: S7W-01003

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 12 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 26 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has carried out, or plans to carry out, an assessment of available data on the prevalence of cuckooing, where a person's home is taken over by others for criminal activity.

Question reference: S7W-01004

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 12 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 26 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the implications for Scotland of the introduction in the UK legislation, the Crime and Policing Act 2026, of a specific criminal offence relating to cuckooing, where a person's home is taken over by others for criminal activity.

Question reference: S7W-01005

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 12 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 26 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on amending the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 to end cuckooing, where a person's home is taken over by others for criminal activity.

Question reference: S7W-00994

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 12 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 26 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what data is collected on ketamine-induced bladder damage in Scotland.

Question reference: S7W-00999

Asked by: David Linden, MSP for Glasgow Baillieston and Shettleston, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 12 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 26 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what the average annual occupancy rate has been at HMP Castle Huntly in each year since 2016.

Question reference: S7W-00993

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 12 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 26 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have received treatment for ketamine dependency in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) age group and (b) NHS board area.

Question reference: S7W-01008

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 12 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 26 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how many criminal prosecutions linked to cuckooing, where a person's home is taken over by others for criminal activity, there have been in each year since January 2016, and how many convictions there were.