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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-00857

Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 05 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 19 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of the £20 million investment in the 2026 Summer of Sport programme has been allocated to support young people’s access to bowling.

The Summer of Sport programme is designed to give children and young people opportunities to get active within their local communities through events and activities delivered by schools, clubs, sporting bodies and local authorities. At this stage, no specific portion of the £20 million funding has been earmarked for bowls and local partners are currently finalising their plans for submission to sportscotland at the end of June.

Alongside this, the Scottish Government has committed £1 million to support a live site at Kelvingrove Park during the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, where families will be able to take part in a wide range of free and accessible activities, including opportunities to try sports such as lawn bowls.

Funding has been provided to bowling clubs through the Glasgow 2026 Festival Fund, to create more opportunities for young people to access and take part in bowling. This fund is helping celebrate sport, culture and community in the lead-up to and during the Games.

Question reference: S7W-01120

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 15 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason family groups cared for at the same institutions are not dealt with collectively when processed by the Redress Scheme.

Question reference: S7W-01126

Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 15 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7O-00051 by Angela Constance on 11 June 2026, how it defines specialities in health services.

Question reference: S7W-01110

Asked by: Emma Roddick, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 15 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to regulations laid in January 2026 under Part 2 of the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act, allowing social housing providers to take legal action to end an abuser’s tenancy, how this change is being communicated to the public.

Question reference: S7W-01095

Asked by: Emma Roddick, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 15 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the resolution of obstructions preventing statutory undertakings to residential homes, such as electricity connections, including in the event of a neighbour dispute.

Question reference: S7W-01111

Asked by: Emma Roddick, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 15 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how work is progressing to identify potential amendments to the Healthcare Improvement Scotland (Requirements as to Independent Health Care Services) Regulations 2011 (the 2011 regulations) that would support businesses providing non-surgical procedures listed in the Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Act 2026.

Question reference: S7W-01131

Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 15 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7O-00051 by Angela Constance on 11 June 2026, what time period it references when it refers to a reduction in the number of people waiting for gynaecology services.

Question reference: S7W-01097

Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, MSP for Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 15 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the decentralisation of funding for diabetes technologies in April 2026, whether it will legislate to ensure that the SIGN guideline 170, Optimising glycaemic control in people with type 1 diabetes, is adhered to.

Question reference: S7W-01106

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 15 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with the Scottish Funding Council regarding oversight of health and safety standards in colleges.

Question reference: S7W-01139

Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 15 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government by what date it will commence section 12 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2025.