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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)
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Question reference: S7W-04095

Asked by: Jack Middleton, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 October 2026
Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Angela Constance on 8 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its commitment to publish its progress report on reform in health and social care.

The Scottish Government is today publishing the Health and Social Care Reform Progress Report - Year 1 Delivery of Population Health Framework (PHF) and Health and Social Care Service Renewal Framework (SRF), delivering on our commitment to transparent public reporting on progress of delivery of long-term health and social care reform.

The report has been authored jointly with COSLA reflecting the collaborative ownership of the PHF and SRF and, presents progress against the four core areas of the Health and Social Care Vision: Prevention, Access, Quality, and Personled Care.

Together, the first year of implementation provides us with strong foundations and positive progress across the range of high-level actions in the two frameworks. The next phase of work will build on the progress and partnerships established during Year 1 and will be characterised not only by the continued delivery of existing commitments.

The Scottish Government is committed to maintaining momentum towards our shared ambitions, ensuring Scotland's health, social care and wider public services are equipped to meet the challenges and opportunities of the years ahead, while continuing to drive improvements in population health, tackle inequalities, and deliver high-quality, sustainable services for the people of Scotland.

The Report can be accessed here: https://www.gov.scot/isbn/9781807756291

Question reference: S7W-04078

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 4 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of a May 2026 update from Aberdeen Health and Social Care Partnership stating that all three NHS Grampian walk-in clinics would be open by late summer/early autumn 2026, for what reason only one is currently operational, when it expects the Moray and Aberdeenshire clinics to be operational, and how much it has spent so far on the Moray and Aberdeenshire clinics.

Question reference: S7W-04057

Asked by: Lorna Slater, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 4 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its paper Compulsory Purchase Reform in Scotland: The Way Forward, what further work it is undertaking to explore Compulsory Lease Orders and the potential impacts of leasing a property without its owner's consent, and when it expects this work to be completed.

Question reference: S7W-04092

Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 4 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the 2026 Scottish National Party manifesto commitment to “continue to work with campaigners to advance consideration” of reopening rail services to Ellon, Peterhead and Fraserburgh, what specific action it has taken.

Question reference: S7W-04067

Asked by: Adam Harley, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 4 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many applications for access to Skyclarys (omaveloxolone) have been made through the Patient Access to Care Services (PACS) Tier 2 process in each NHS board area since the medicine became available in the UK and, for each NHS board area, how many applications have been approved.

Question reference: S7W-04066

Asked by: Adam Harley, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 4 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any barriers that would need to be addressed by Biogen before Skyclarys (omaveloxolone) could be resubmitted to the Scottish Medicines Consortium for consideration for use within NHS Scotland.

Question reference: S7W-04068

Asked by: Adam Harley, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 4 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether its Access to New Medicines Horizon Scanning Advisory Board is currently considering Friedreich’s ataxia and emerging treatments for the condition, and, if so, which treatments are being monitored.

Question reference: S7W-04084

Asked by: Martyn Day, MSP for Falkirk East and Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 4 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs since the closure in October 2025 of its call for evidence, Cannabis-based products for medicinal use.

Question reference: S7W-04052

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 4 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the sustainability of the amount spent by NHS boards on agency locum anaesthetists in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S7W-04060

Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 4 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how concerns raised by Environmental Standards Scotland regarding the timing of the draft Climate Change Plan have informed its approach to the introduction of biodiversity targets under the Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2026.