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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: S6W-42060
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 November 2025
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 1 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many times a person has appeared in court on a charge of serious assault, as per the definition in the Scottish Crime Recording Standard: Crime Recording and Counting Rules, and received a (a) custodial and (b) non-custodial sentence, in each year since 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-41879
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 November 2025
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 1 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding the number of funded patient escorts, such as spouses, other family members and support workers, who accompanied patients registered with GPs in (a) Aberdeen City and (b) Aberdeenshire who received care delivered by NHS (i) Greater Glasgow and Clyde and (ii) Lothian in each of the last five years, broken down by (A) travel, (B) accommodation and (C) subsistence costs.
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Question reference: S6W-42062
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 November 2025
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 1 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many times a person has appeared in court on a charge of possession of an offensive weapon, as per the definition in the Scottish Crime Recording Standard: Crime Recording and Counting Rules, and received a (a) custodial and (b) non-custodial sentence, in each year since 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-41880
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 November 2025
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 1 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding (a) how many and (b) what proportion of patients registered with GPs in (i) Aberdeen City and (ii) Aberdeenshire who received care delivered by NHS (A) Greater Glasgow and Clyde and (B) Lothian in each of the last five years were offered a “Near Me” or other form of remote consultation as an alternative.
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Question reference: S6W-42063
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 November 2025
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 1 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many times a person has appeared in court on a charge of cruelty and unnatural treatment of children, as per the definition in the Scottish Crime Recording Standard: Crime Recording and Counting Rules, and received a (a) custodial and (b) non-custodial sentence, in each year since 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-41882
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 November 2025
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 1 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding the types of clinical care areas for which patients registered with GPs in (a) Aberdeen City and (b) Aberdeenshire travelled to receive care delivered by NHS (i) Greater Glasgow and Clyde and (ii) Lothian in each of the last five years, broken down by speciality.
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Question reference: S6W-42073
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 November 2025
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 1 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government when each of its ministers last took a ferry for official business-related travel.
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Question reference: S6W-42092
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 November 2025
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 1 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-41715 by Neil Gray on 18 November 2025, in light of the cabinet secretary’s comment that the “cost of translation services can be obtained from Health Boards individually”, whether it will provide the information that was requested and confirm what the cost of translation services has been to each NHS board in each of the last seven financial years, and whether it considers that the response provided meets the commitment set out in paragraph 1.7(d) of the Scottish Ministerial Code 2025 edition, which states that “Ministers should be as open as possible with the Parliament and the public, reflecting the aspirations set out in the Report of the Consultative Steering Group on the Scottish Parliament”, and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.
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Question reference: S6W-42066
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 November 2025
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 1 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many times a person has appeared in court on a charge of stalking, as per the definition in the Scottish Crime Recording Standard: Crime Recording and Counting Rules, and received a (a) custodial and (b) non-custodial sentence, in each year since 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-41885
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 November 2025
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 1 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on any changes to eligibility rules or reimbursement rates for patient travel and accommodation in the last five years, and what impact these have had on the projected budget for 2025-26.
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