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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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 4 May 2021
  6. Session 6: 13 May 2021 to 8 April 2026
  7. Current session: 14 May 2026 to 6 June 2026
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Question reference: S7W-00821

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 04 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 18 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the Scottish National Party 2026 manifesto commitment to invest in Scotland’s NHS estate and in state-of-the-art equipment, including MRI scanners, CT scanners and imaging equipment, how much it plans to spend over the course of the current parliamentary session and how many new scanners and imaging equipment will be rolled out.

Question reference: S7W-00815

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 04 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 18 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the current status of prostate cancer screening, in light of the UK National Screening Committee’s recent decision to not offer universal screening.

Question reference: S7W-00816

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 04 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 18 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many more NHS boards will have a rapid cancer diagnostic service by the end of the current parliamentary session.

Question reference: S7W-00814

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 04 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 18 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports that mirvetuximab soravtansine will be made available to patients with ovarian cancer in England, whether it plans to follow suit in Scotland.

Question reference: S7W-00810

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 04 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 18 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the Scottish National Party 2026 manifesto commitment, when the National Booking System for the NHS will be launched.

Question reference: S7W-00820

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 04 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 18 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to expand access to clinical trials for patients.

Question reference: S7W-00813

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 04 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 18 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when it will provide an update on its NHS infrastructure plans.

Question reference: S7O-00036

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 June 2026
  • Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 10 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the 2026 SNP manifesto commitment of £10 billion in capital spending on health, including community health and care hubs, when it will allocate funding to build a new Dumbarton Health Centre. 

Question reference: S7W-00237

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 May 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 1 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the Scottish National Party commitment to introduce heart and lung health "MOTs", (a) (i) when and (ii) where the first health checks will be delivered and (b) how many people will have received checks by the end of 2026.

Question reference: S7W-00239

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 May 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 1 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the Scottish National Party commitment to introduce heart and lung health "MOTs", whether the funding for 2026-27 will be reprofiled from existing health and social care budgets.