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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-04643

Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 30 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 13 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7W-04191 by Ruth Charteris on 22 October 2026 regarding the Code of Practice on the investigative functions set out in section 57 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016, what risk assessment was undertaken of the impact on investigative functions in the absence of a published Code.

Question reference: S7W-04642

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 30 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 13 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the publication of the Independent review - antisemitism in schools and colleges in England, whether it is aware of the review and, if so, what consideration it will give to how its recommendations may be applied in schools in Scotland.

Question reference: S7W-04641

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 30 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 13 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how it consulted with relevant bodies during the development of the proposed reorganisation of orthopaedic care.

Question reference: S7W-04664

Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 30 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 13 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what immediate steps it is taking in response to the warning from the Scottish Prison Service that Scotland's prisons are "at the brink," and whether it plans to review current population projections and capacity thresholds across the estate.

Question reference: S7W-04653

Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, MSP for Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 30 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 13 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what the rate of emergency hospital admissions related to respiratory disease was per 100,000 population in each NHS board area in each year since 2016.

Question reference: S7W-04640

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 30 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 13 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how patients were consulted during the development of the proposed reorganisation of orthopaedic care.

Question reference: S7W-04651

Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, MSP for Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 30 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 13 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what the average waiting time was from referral to diagnosis for patients subsequently diagnosed with lung cancer in each NHS board area in the latest year for which information is available.

Question reference: S7W-04648

Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, MSP for Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 30 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 13 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many people were admitted to hospital with a primary diagnosis of pneumonia in each NHS board area in each year since 2016.

Question reference: S7W-04657

Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, MSP for Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 30 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 13 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many children and young people were admitted to hospital due to asthma in each NHS board area in each year since 2016.

Question reference: S7W-04669

Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 30 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 13 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether any documents were prepared in connection with the handover between the outgoing and incoming Lord Advocate in 2026 and, if so, whether these documents will be published.