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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-00238

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, in regards to the Scottish National Party commitment to introduce heart and lung health "MOTs", what are the expected total (a) set-up costs and (b) running costs.

Question reference: S7W-00233

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 9 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government which NHS boards have a dedicated pathway for people with Ehlers-Danlos syndromes and hypermobility spectrum disorders.

Question reference: S7W-00240

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 21 May 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 8 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to build the remaining National Treatment Centres.

Question reference: S7W-00235

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 21 May 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 8 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of missing its March 2026 target, when it expects to eradicate all NHS waits of over (a) one and (b) two years.

Question reference: S7W-00236

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 21 May 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 8 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the Scottish National Party commitment to provide additional investment to reduce waiting times and waiting lists and deliver at least 50,000 operations and procedures within the first 100 days, how much additional funding will be provided and whether it will provide a breakdown of these additional operations and procedures by (a) speciality and (b) location.

Question reference: S7W-00241

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 21 May 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 8 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many health centres it plans to build in the current parliamentary session.

Question reference: S6W-44361

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Dorothy Bain on 25 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-43799 by Dorothy Bain on 11 March 2026, and in light of the answer only including selected examples, whether it will provide all the information requested regarding whether the Lord Advocate has ever contacted any minister or special adviser about any criminal case, aside from the case against Peter Murrell, and, if so, on what occasions, and who was contacted, and for what reason it did not provide this information in its answer.

Question reference: S6W-44360

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Dorothy Bain on 25 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-43847 by Dorothy Bain on 11 March 2026, whether it will provide the information requested regarding how many times the Lord Advocate has advised ministers of an indictment in criminal cases, and in which cases, and for what reason it did not provide this information in its answer.

Question reference: S6W-44374

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 23 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether the Minister for Public Health and Women's Health held a ministerial cross party group meeting following the publication of the report, How Safe Are Our Scottish Hospitals, and, if so, when any such meeting took place, and what issues were discussed.

Following the publication of “How safe are our hospitals?” I convened a meeting with the relevant cross party group on 21 May. The Member who submitted this question was invited to attend and sent apologies, with Carol Mochan MSP attending in her place.

The meeting provided an opportunity for members to discuss the report’s findings in detail and what more could be done to address sexual violence in hospitals.

Officials and the Minister outlined the ongoing work to improve safety and transparency across our healthcare system, and agreed to remind Health Boards of their legal duties as an employer.

Officials continue to engage on this issue with Justice colleagues, Police Scotland, Health Board HR representatives, professional bodies and experts in Violence Against Women and Girls

Question reference: S6W-44363

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 20 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what safeguarding training is provided by NHS Scotland to deal with violence against women and girls.

We expect all Health Boards to uphold their legal duties as employers in keeping staff, patients and visitors safe. Health Boards are expected to record all incidences of assaults using their local reporting systems and escalate to Police Scotland, where appropriate.

The safety of staff and patients is the responsibility of individual Health Boards. Any staff training in relation to this is also the responsibility of Health Boards as employers.

Boards are expected to implement the national workforce policies that include: the Gender-Based Violence Workforce Policy, the Sexual Harassment Guide, and the Work-related Violence and Aggression Policy.