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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-38775

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 June 2025
Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 9 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether Flamingo Land Lomond Banks will pay for the land at Balloch, and, if so, how much it will pay.

Question reference: S6W-38915

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 23 June 2025
Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 9 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether there has been an assessment of the potential impact on dementia services of any budget reductions by Integration Joint Boards.

Question reference: S6W-38914

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 23 June 2025
Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 9 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how much Integration Joint Boards have spent on dementia services in each financial year since 2020-21, and what the notional budget is for 2025-26.

Question reference: S6W-38990

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 June 2025
Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 9 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many adults with learning disabilities have spent time in prison in the last five years.

The information requested is not held by Scottish Government, SPS or NHS.

The term learning disability covers a wide spectrum of clinical and supportive needs which vary on an individual basis. A holistic, person-centred approach is taken to support people with their healthcare and any additional learning support needs. An assessment is made of specific individual needs and a care plan will be tailored to these.

Question reference: S6W-38774

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 June 2025
Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 7 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what agreements are in place between Scottish Enterprise and Flamingo Land Lomond Banks regarding future grants and funding for the development proposal at Balloch.

Question reference: S6W-38826

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 19 June 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 7 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what rules were in place in relation to ministerial use of the Government Car Service in 2007, and when any changes to those rules occurred.

Use of the Government Car Service is governed by the Ministerial Code. The version in 2007 can be found on the National Records of Scotland archive here:

https://webarchive.nrscotland.gov.uk/20180130052300mp_/http:/www.gov.scot/Resource/Doc/47133/0024899.pdf.

There has been several subsequent iterations of the ministerial code which can be found at the following links:

2008 – https://webarchive.nrscotland.gov.uk/20170408064113mp_/http://www.gov.scot/Resource/Doc/276226/0082926.pdf

2011 – https://webarchive.nrscotland.gov.uk/20180126015215mp_/http://www.gov.scot/Resource/Doc/364058/0123666.pdf

2015 - https://webarchive.nrscotland.gov.uk/20170901063828/http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2015/06/2562/downloads

2016 - https://webarchive.nrscotland.gov.uk/20241102232007/http://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-ministerial-code-2016-edition/

2018 - https://webarchive.nrscotland.gov.uk/20241027204754/https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-ministerial-code-2018-edition/

2023 - https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-ministerial-code-2023-edition/

2024 - https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-ministerial-code-2024-edition/

Question reference: S6W-38827

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 19 June 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 7 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether any changes have been made to the rules relating to the ministerial use of the Government Car Service; if so, what specific changes were made, and on what date each change was made.

Question reference: S6W-38828

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 19 June 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 7 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether the practice that a minister could not be both dropped off at and collected from a private or party engagement on the same day, by the Government Car Service, changed, and, if so, when.

Question reference: S6W-38765

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 June 2025
Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 4 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether there has been any assessment of the potential impact of a reported reduction in funding by Integration Joint Boards (IJB) on dementia services.

In addition to the overall financial envelop for Health and Social Care reaching record levels at £21.7 billion in 2025-26, the budget includes almost £2.2 billion for social care and integration – exceeding our commitment to increase funding by 25% by almost £350 million.

Despite this, I recognise the challenges that Health and Social Care Partnerships are facing in balancing budgets during current financial pressures.

Whilst the Scottish Government has overall responsibility for health and social care support policy in Scotland, it is for local authorities and health boards to work with the Health and Social Care Partnerships to ensure that social care support services are in place to provide people with the appropriate support. The Scottish Government does however expect that whenever changes are set to take place, all stakeholders are consulted and that services continue to offer the necessary support required.

Question reference: S6W-38768

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 June 2025
Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 4 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will list each occasion that Scottish Enterprise met with Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park at which the Flamingo Land Lomond Banks planning application was discussed.