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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)
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Question reference: S6W-42548

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 11 December 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 8 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what (a) standards and (b) requirements breast screening centres must meet to provide reasonable adjustments and supportive equipment for women with limited mobility.

Question reference: S6W-42546

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 11 December 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 8 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how NHS Scotland is working with mammography machine manufacturers to improve the adaptability of its equipment to enhance access for women with (a) mobility impairments and (b) physical disabilities.

Question reference: S6W-42547

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 11 December 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 8 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding the recorded number of women who cannot undergo a complete mammography due to mobility impairments or restrictions.

Question reference: S6W-41448

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 20 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the December 2025 publication of Summary Statistics for Schools in Scotland has been cancelled.

The content previously included in the “Summary Statistics for Schools in Scotland” statistical release will now be released as three separate publications:

Pupil and teacher characteristics - covering information from the current academic year’s pupil census and the school staff census
Funded early learning and childcare statistics - covering information from the current academic year’s Early Learning and Childcare census
School attendance, absence and exclusions statistics - covering information from the previous academic year’s attendance absence and exclusions data collections

This change will make it easier for users to find and access the statistics they are interested in. All three new publications are scheduled for release on 9 December 2025, in line with the usual publication date for Summary Statistics for Schools in Scotland which has now been discontinued.

Question reference: S6W-41693

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 November 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 19 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer given to question S6W-30642 by Jenny Gilruth on 7 November 2024, whether it has completed its analysis of bids to the school meal debt fund and followed up with local authorities on the information provided and, if so, whether it will confirm how much funding in total has been received by local authorities through this fund.

Following analysis of local authority bids to the School Meal Debt Fund, £2,887,345.58 was allocated to 30 local authorities who applied for support. A breakdown of allocations is as follow:

Local Authority	Grant amount
Aberdeen City	£411,977.90
Aberdeenshire	£145,751.82
Angus	£25,872.90
Argyll and Bute	£24,348.66
Clackmannanshire	£30,624.00
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar	£10,057.61
Dumfries and Galloway	£29,439.63
Dundee City	£21,318.68
East Ayrshire	£82,180.63
East Dunbartonshire	£74,230.69
East Lothian	£54,354.71
East Renfrewshire	£53,760.77
Edinburgh, City of	£89,321.00
Falkirk	£60,181.31
Fife	£81,495.00
Glasgow City	£655,032.39
Highland	£115,747.76
Inverclyde	£74,041.99
Midlothian	£50,030.00
Moray	£38,295.85
North Ayrshire	£314,843.00
North Lanarkshire	£21,263.00
Orkney Islands	£7,330.52
Perth and Kinross	£29,310.43
Renfrewshire	£106,077.68
Scottish Borders	£3,908.21
Shetland Islands	£15,949.52
South Ayrshire	£28,214.73
South Lanarkshire	£224,215.00
Stirling	£8,170.19
SCOTLAND	£2,887,345.58

Question reference: S6W-41691

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 November 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 19 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-30646 by Jenny Gilruth on 8 November 2024, whether it will provide an update regarding what processes for monitoring and measuring outcomes it has implemented to gather evidence on the effectiveness of the delivery of its school meal debt fund.

In line with grant conditions, local authorities have reported to the Scottish Government on how they used their funding allocations and how they continue to support families through the implementation of the Good Practice Principles for the Management of School Meal Debt published by COSLA.

The local authority reports have been analysed and a report on the School Meal Debt Fund will be published in due course.

Question reference: S6W-41692

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 November 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 19 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-30645 by Jenny Gilruth on 8 November 2024, whether it has completed its analysis of bids to the school meal debt fund and followed up with local authorities on the information provided and, if so, whether it will confirm how many (a) children and (b) families had their school meal debt written off as a result of this fund, broken down by local authority area.

The local authorities who received support to clear their known school meal debt to 31 March 2024 have now reported on the funding they received. While this report will be published in due course, it is clear that local authorities collect data in different ways and therefore it is not possible to differentiate between the number of children and families funding has helped. However, from reports we believe that in excess of 70,000 instances of support were provided to children and families by this fund.

Question reference: S6W-41596

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 30 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 10 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will review and update current SIGN guidelines to make discussions regarding Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) a mandatory part of epilepsy care.

Question reference: S6W-41594

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 30 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 10 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how it is working to improve awareness and consistency of communication about Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) among neurologists and other healthcare professionals across NHS Scotland.

The Health and Social Care Standards, published in 2017, set out the expectation that care should be provided by health and social care professionals based on the most relevant evidence, guidance and best practice, as is appropriate to their profession and patient group

There are national clinical guidelines on epilepsy which advise and support clinicians in Scotland; implementation of these is the responsibility of each individual NHS Board.

The SIGN clinical guidance on managing epilepsy in adults states that: “Counselling about the risks of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy should be considered for patients with epilepsy at an appropriate time for the patient and by an appropriate healthcare professional.”

As no single approach will suit all individuals, discussions around SUDEP are informed by clinical judgement in the context of individual circumstances, and in agreement with the person with epilepsy and where appropriate their carers.

Question reference: S6W-41595

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 30 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 10 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that all patients diagnosed with epilepsy and their families are fully informed about the risks of Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP).