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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-41183

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 10 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 6 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government when the Breast Screening Modernisation Programme Board will publish its findings and recommendations.

I welcome the Breast Screening Modernisation Board’s report, which was submitted to the Scottish Government earlier this year, and which we expect to publish by the end of November.

The report includes a number of important recommendations to strengthen the breast screening programme, the most important of which is to move to a single management model, so that breast screening retains local delivery, but with a single point of oversight and leadership. Screening Oversight and Assurance Scotland have been commissioned to take forward work on this recommendation as a priority.

Question reference: S6W-41663

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 November 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how the average resident doctor study budget in Scotland compares with that available in England.

Question reference: S6W-41510

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 27 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 5 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has withdrawn funding for community safety advocates from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, and, if so, for what reason.

Question reference: S6W-41509

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 27 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 5 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason community safety advocates, employed by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, are reportedly being made redundant.

Question reference: S6W-41512

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 27 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 5 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government who will provide any services that will no longer be provided by community safety advocates as a result of any reduction to their numbers, including preventative work in schools and home fire safety visits for vulnerable people.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) continues to employ permanent Community Safety Advocates across Scotland, who work alongside colleagues in local areas to undertake important community safety and prevention work.

SFRS continues to invest significantly in their prevention work, which is reflected in both the current Service Delivery Review and the recent publication of the SFRS Strategy 2025-2028 | Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.

Question reference: S6W-41511

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 27 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 5 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding is currently allocated for community safety advocates annually.

Question reference: S6W-41662

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 November 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 18 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what the average annual study budget available is for resident doctors, in each NHS board.

Question reference: S6W-41672

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 November 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 18 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many applications to the GP Sustainability Loan Scheme have been made in each year since 2018, also broken down by how many have been accepted, and how much has been allocated.

Question reference: S6W-41661

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 November 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 18 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what the average annual study budget available is for resident doctors who are undertaking training or professional development within NHS boards.

Question reference: S6W-41671

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 November 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 18 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-29116 by Neil Gray on 6 September 2024, whether it will provide an update on what total cost has been incurred to date in relation to the planned National Treatment Centre in NHS (a) Ayrshire and Arran, (b) Grampian, (c) Lanarkshire, (d) Lothian and (e) Tayside.