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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-03932

Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 02 October 2026
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 29 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what training, guidance and resources are provided to general practitioners and other primary care clinicians to support early identification, assessment and intervention in relation to alcohol-related brain damage (ARBD), and whether it plans to increase awareness and training in order to improve early diagnosis and patient outcomes.

The Scottish Government recognises the importance of early identification and intervention in relation to alcohol-related brain damage (ARBD). Healthcare professionals, including general practitioners and other primary care clinicians, have access to a range of clinical guidance and professional resources covering the recognition, assessment and management of ARBD, including: the Mental Welfare Commission’s Alcohol-related brain damage: Good practice guide published in 2026; the Drugs and Alcohol Workforce Knowledge and Skills Framework published in 2025; and Section 20 of the Clinical guidelines for alcohol treatment also published in 2025. The Good practice Guide and Clinical guidelines provide guidance on cognitive assessment and rehabilitation, and recommendations on the use of thiamine supplementation for people at risk of alcohol-related cognitive impairment.

Current guidance emphasises early identification of alcohol-related harm, cognitive assessment and timely intervention, including thiamine supplementation for people at increased risk of deficiency. Responsibility for workforce training rests with the Health and Social Care Partnerships and employers, supported by national guidance and educational resources to promote good practice and support improved diagnosis, treatment and patient outcomes.

Question reference: S7W-04556

Asked by: Amanda Bland, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Independent
Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 11 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding has been provided in each of the last five financial years for (a) assessing, (b) monitoring, (c) researching, (d) preventing and (e) treating diseases and parasitic infestations within the salmon farming industry, including sea lice, broken down by recipient, purpose of expenditure and the public body providing the funding.

Question reference: S7W-04563

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 11 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with representatives of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine to discuss winter preparedness.

Question reference: S7W-04605

Asked by: Kristopher Leask, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 11 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the delivery of Scotland’s Offshore Wind Skills Priorities and Action Plan.

Question reference: S7O-00419

Asked by: Andrew Baxter, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 October 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to raise awareness of, and improve access to screening for young sudden cardiac death.

Question reference: S7O-00457

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 October 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how its Phase Two of its Women's Health Plan will address the impact of prolonged gynaecology waiting times on women's ability to work and their financial security, particularly for those whose symptoms leave them unable to work.

Question reference: S7O-00420

Asked by: Max Bannerman, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Reform UK
Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 October 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what the policy and practice of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service is regarding the provision of documentation relating to the death of a relative to members of the deceased's family where the death occurred in suspicious circumstances.

Question reference: S7O-00449

Asked by: Duncan Dunlop, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 October 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the Strategic Spatial Energy Plan and whether it has any plans to set out where new energy infrastructure should be built in Scotland.

Question reference: S7O-00451

Asked by: Jenni Minto, MSP for Argyll and Bute, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 October 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what support it is giving to the voluntary sector to promote collaborative working with the public sector.

Question reference: S7O-00454

Asked by: David Green, MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 October 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to improve access to audiology services in rural Scotland.