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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-03193

Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 10 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 25 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to prioritise investment in the timely development of Local Area Coordination.

Question reference: S7W-03202

Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 10 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 25 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers that a move to two mainland NHS boards, as announced in the Programme for Government, will help accelerate the delivery of its commitment to deliver a 24/7 national thrombectomy service.

Question reference: S7W-03117

Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it is considering undertaking an annual collection of data on children’s use of nicotine pouches that is robust and representative of children living across the spectrum of the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD).

Question reference: S7W-03151

Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with the UK Government regarding its review of National Lottery Good Cause funding and how it is distributed, including any potential implications for funding in Scotland.

Question reference: S7W-03054

Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 23 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when it anticipates that the Independent Commission on the Criminalisation of the Purchase of Sex will commence its work, and by what date all its members will be appointed.

Question reference: S7W-02962

Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 04 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 21 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish any cost estimates, financial modelling or resource assessments relating to the implementation of the commitments contained in Palliative Care Matters for All: palliative care strategy 2025 to 2030.

Question reference: S7W-02964

Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 04 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 21 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the adequacy of its July 2025 guidance in implementing recommendations 96, 98 to 101, 106 and 107 of the Animal Welfare Committee's 2023 updated opinion on the welfare of farmed fish at the time of killing; which of those recommendations it considers to have been fully implemented through guidance; what further measures it plans to introduce to provide species-specific, enforceable protections for farmed fish at slaughter, including requirements relating to stunning, inspection, enforcement and CCTV, and by what date it will introduce equivalent protections for farmed trout.

Question reference: S7W-02549

Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 August 2026
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 1 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of the annual cost of providing semaglutide (Wegovy) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro) treatment for reducing weight in adults under the approved NHS Scotland Patient Access Scheme, and over what timescale it expects all eligible patients to be able to access treatment.

In Scotland, Patient Access Schemes (PAS) offering discounts by pharmaceutical companies to list prices of medicines are considered by the Patient Access Scheme Advisory Group (PASAG) and are commercial-in-confidence. Therefore this information is not held centrally.

The Scottish Government published a national consensus statement in September 2024, to support Health Boards to consider how best to implement these weight loss medicines. It is a matter for individual Health Boards to consider the implementation of any new medicine within their services in order to meet the needs of their local population in a safe and clinically appropriate way. This includes determining which criteria they apply in prescribing obesity medicines to individuals, and for taking appropriate phased steps to make them available across their services.

Question reference: S7W-02754

Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 31 August 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 15 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it is aware that no Local Government Pension Scheme administering authority reportedly publishes data on the proportion of its fund invested in Scotland and, if so, what estimate it has of current such pension scheme investment nationally, and what evidence informed its decision to include this as an indicator in the Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Act 2026.

Question reference: S7W-02755

Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 31 August 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 15 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what Modern Apprenticeship contribution rate will apply to the reintroduced Social Services (Children and Young People) qualification at SCQF Level 6, and how it will ensure that the rate reflects the cost of high-quality training, assessment and quality assurance.