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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: S6W-39291

Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 10 July 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 7 August 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the reported finding in the Final report of the evaluation of the impact of the Just Transition Fund for the North East and Moray that the fund has only safeguarded 120 jobs in two years, what further action it will take to prevent any significant job losses in the energy sector.

Question reference: S6W-39294

Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 10 July 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 7 August 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on developing the new NHS app in each year since 2022.

Question reference: S6W-39292

Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 10 July 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 7 August 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the reported comment by Scottish Trans that "there is now significant uncertainty, following the Supreme Court ruling, on whether trans women who are able to breastfeed can access protection under section 13(6)(a) of the Equality Act if they experience discrimination because of this".

Question reference: S6W-39293

Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 10 July 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 7 August 2025

To ask the Scottish Government when the planned NHS app will be available to patients in the North East Scotland region, and what services it will offer.

Question reference: S6W-39061

Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 27 June 2025
Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 10 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many psychiatric care units there have been in each of the past six years, broken down by NHS board.

Question reference: S6W-39060

Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 27 June 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 25 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many dedicated palliative care inpatient beds there have been in each of the past five years, broken down by acute hospital.

Question reference: S6O-04802

Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 June 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the rural affairs secretary has had with agricultural organisations regarding any increases in production costs as a result of new transmission infrastructure.

Question reference: S6W-38052

Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 30 May 2025
Current Status: Answered by Kaukab Stewart on 9 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many secondary schools are currently running the Equally Safe at School programme, broken down by local authority area.

Our Equally Safe at School (ESAS), developed by Rape Crisis Scotland and Zero Tolerance, applies a whole school approach to inequality and gender-based violence in schools. Please see a breakdown in the following table of how many secondary schools are currently signed up to ESAS, broken down by local authority area.

Aberdeen City Council	5
Aberdeenshire Council	2
Angus Council	9
Argyll and Bute Council	2
City of Edinburgh Council	21
Clackmannanshire Council	3
Dumfries and Galloway Council	4
Dundee City Council	2
East Ayrshire Council	5
East Dunbartonshire Council	4
East Lothian Council	4
East Renfrewshire Council	5
Falkirk Council	5
Fife Council	5
Glasgow City Council	9
Highland Council	13
Inverclyde Council	1
Midlothian Council	3
Moray Council	8
North Ayrshire Council	4
North Lanarkshire Council	5
Orkney Islands Council	4
Perth and Kinross Council	5
Renfrewshire Council	13
Scottish Borders Council	4
South Ayrshire Council	1
South Lanarkshire Council	6
Stirling Council	5
West Dunbartonshire Council	2
West Lothian Council	5

Question reference: S6W-38053

Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 30 May 2025
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 9 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what (a) it is doing to combat coastal erosion at Montrose, with reference to dredging and (b) its position is following the 2021 publication of the Dynamic Coast report, Adaptation and Resilience Options for Montrose Bay.

The Scottish Government continues to support Angus Council to address the erosion issues affecting the sand dunes in Montrose through the Coastal Change Adaptation Fund.

Dredging license applications from Montrose Port Authority have been carefully considered by the Scottish Government ensuring that most dredged material is deposited within Montrose Bay and the dredged material remains in the same coastal circulation cell.

We continue to progress our Dynamic Coast project and between 2022-23 and 2025-26 Angus Council have received almost £730,000 from Scottish Government’s Coastal Change Adaptation Fund: £290,000 in direct distribution and £440,000 to fund a case study to improve the flood resilience of sand dunes at Montrose.

Question reference: S6W-38051

Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 30 May 2025
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 9 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how it is working with Police Scotland to ensure that staff networks advocating for sex-based rights, such as Police SEEN, receive recognition and the opportunity to review and inform internal policies, in light of the Supreme Court ruling in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers.

Operational matters and internal policies are the responsibility of the Chief Constable, who is committed to ensuring all staff voices are heard. The Scottish Government expects Police Scotland to support a diverse and inclusive workplace where all staff networks are treated with respect. Police Scotland continues to engage with staff associations and networks to consider the impact of the recent Supreme Court ruling on its internal policies.