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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.

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Question reference: S6W-39424

Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 17 July 2025
Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 30 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address any shortage of prescribers of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication and treatment in Scotland.

The regulation of medicines is reserved to the UK Parliament and the eligibility of individuals to prescribe, supply or administer medicines relies upon both profession and medicine-specific amendments to the Human Medicines Regulations 2012. The Scottish Parliament and Scottish Ministers have no statutory role in this matter.

Scottish Government sets the strategic policy direction for the NHS in Scotland, operational matters – including staffing for prescribing medication and treatment – are in the first instance the responsibility of the relevant NHS Board.

We continue to work closely with health boards and clinical professionals across Scotland to understand challenges regarding the recruitment and retention of professionals trained to prescribe ADHD medication.

To address specific challenges in the recruitment and retention of psychiatrists in Scotland we established a Working Group which has recently reported to Ministers (23 June 2025). Funding also continues to be provided to Boards for the additional roles to help mental health pharmacy services including within community mental health pharmacy support to improve medication use and prescribing practices.

Question reference: S6W-39379

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 July 2025
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 30 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the information provided in response to Freedom of Information request 202500455118, whether it has received the evidence and further information that it required from GFG Alliance on its global refinancing, and, if not, when it anticipates that it will receive this evidence and information.

Question reference: S6W-39343

Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 July 2025
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 30 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported finding of the independent evaluation of the Just Transition Fund that it has, to date, delivered limited, temporary and precarious employment outcomes, and what immediate steps it will take to ensure that the fund delivers secure, sustainable jobs for workers and communities in north east Scotland.

The independent evaluation of the Just Transition Fund (JTF) found that, in its first two years of operation, the Fund created and safeguarded 230 jobs, alongside the provision of more than 750 training places, and leveraged over £34 million in additional investment.

The evaluation also highlighted the need for ongoing monitoring and evaluation of projects supported through the Fund to fully understand its longer-term impact on employment and the wider outcomes supported through the Fund, including economic growth, community empowerment, and environmental sustainability.

To ensure we maximise the impact for workers and communities, the Fund will specifically focus on projects that support jobs, skills and economic opportunities in 2025-26, with £8.5 million of new funding available.

Question reference: S6W-39280

Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 10 July 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 30 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many buses were ordered under each round of the Ultra-Low Emission Bus Scheme (SULEBS), broken down by (a) manufacturer and (b) place of manufacture.

Below is a list of how many buses were ordered under each round of the Ultra-Low Emission Bus Scheme broken down by manufacturer. As previously advised in answers to questions S6W-38725 and S6W-38726 on 3 July 2025, the Scottish Government does not collect data on the locations in which vehicles are manufactured.

All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers.

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Question reference: S6W-39520

Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 July 2025
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 30 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what financial support it offers to (a) workers and (b) employers in the fishing industry to transition to low-impact or sustainable fishing methods.

The Scottish Government supports the fishing industry to transition to low-impact or sustainable fishing methods through the £14m Marine Fund Scotland (MFS).

Details of support awarded to date is available at www.gov.scot/publications/marine-fund-scotland-grants-awarded/

Examples include £126,000 to Fisheries Innovation & Sustainability in 2024-25 for the Smarttrawl project to improve selectivity, and £299,000 to KIMO to help fishers responsibly dispose of and recycle waste, including nets.

Question reference: S6W-39521

Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 July 2025
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 30 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to practical training programmes for (a) workers and (b) employers seeking to transition to low-impact or sustainable fishing methods.

The Scottish Government supports the fishing industry to transition to low-impact or sustainable fishing methods through the £14m Marine Fund Scotland (MFS).

Details of support awarded to date is available at www.gov.scot/publications/marine-fund-scotland-grants-awarded/

An example of support for training is £51,000 awarded to Fishing into the Future in 2024-25. This enabled them to hold an event bringing together the fishing industry, scientists and fisheries management to encourage innovation and sustainable practices.

Question reference: S6W-39349

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 July 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 30 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-39073 by Jamie Hepburn on 14 July 2025, how many times it has consulted non-government organisations when answering written parliamentary questions in each year since May 2021, broken down by the (a) name of the organisation and (b) date that it contacted them.

Question reference: S6W-39396

Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 July 2025
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 30 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to publish the national service specification for substance use treatments and support services.

Question reference: S6W-39256

Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 July 2025
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 30 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether there is national training and guidance for health settings regarding Alcohol Brief Interventions (ABIs).

Question reference: S6W-39378

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 July 2025
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 30 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the information provided in response to Freedom of Information request 202500455118, whether GFG Alliance secured finance following the "critical date" of 5 November 2024.