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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-04957

Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 24 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what meetings ministers and officials have held regarding maternity and neonatal services in the South Scotland region since the publication of the Scottish Human Rights Commission report, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the South of Scotland.

Question reference: S7W-04938

Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 24 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many settlement agreements have been entered into by the Scottish Prison Service in cases involving allegations of bullying, harassment, discrimination or misconduct, in each of the last five financial years.

Question reference: S7W-05002

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 24 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has assessed the effectiveness of the fireworks licensing scheme introduced under the Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Act 2022.

Question reference: S7W-04971

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 24 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many people in the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde area have been waiting more than 52 weeks for inpatient or day case ophthalmology treatment, and what action is being taken to reduce this.

Question reference: S7W-04932

Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 24 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will introduce an independent and confidential reporting mechanism for Scottish Prison Service (SPS) employees, as recommended in the Crowe Advisory's independent review of organisational culture across all SPS establishments, and, if so, when this will become operational.

Question reference: S7W-05000

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 24 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to communities experiencing high levels of firework-related anti-social behaviour.

Question reference: S7W-04958

Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 24 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what modelling, risk assessment or service-planning work it has carried out regarding maternity and neonatal services in the South Scotland region since the publication of the Scottish Human Rights Commission report, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the South of Scotland.

Question reference: S7W-04937

Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 24 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what arrangements are in place to ensure that allegations of misconduct against Scottish Prison Service senior managers are investigated independently of the individuals concerned and their management structures.

Question reference: S7W-04952

Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 24 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the decision to halt the Full Business Case to redevelop Monklands hospital in Lanarkshire, how many graduate apprenticeship positions in relation to the construction of the project had to be withdrawn or paused.

Question reference: S7W-04967

Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 24 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of ambulance turnaround times at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary during 2026, including the impact of any prolonged turnarounds on emergency ambulance availability across NHS Grampian.