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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-04067

Asked by: Adam Harley, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 4 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many applications for access to Skyclarys (omaveloxolone) have been made through the Patient Access to Care Services (PACS) Tier 2 process in each NHS board area since the medicine became available in the UK and, for each NHS board area, how many applications have been approved.

Question reference: S7W-04066

Asked by: Adam Harley, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 4 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any barriers that would need to be addressed by Biogen before Skyclarys (omaveloxolone) could be resubmitted to the Scottish Medicines Consortium for consideration for use within NHS Scotland.

Question reference: S7W-04068

Asked by: Adam Harley, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 4 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether its Access to New Medicines Horizon Scanning Advisory Board is currently considering Friedreich’s ataxia and emerging treatments for the condition, and, if so, which treatments are being monitored.

Question reference: S7W-03616

Asked by: Adam Harley, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 24 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Kirsten Oswald on 6 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to introduce further regulation on the sale of fireworks to prevent antisocial behaviour and negative impacts on local residents.

While the law covering the sale of fireworks is mainly reserved, the Scottish Government has taken steps to strengthen the law around access to, and use of, fireworks. The Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Act 2022, introduced measures intended to reduce harmful and antisocial use of fireworks and pyrotechnic articles, while supporting the safe and responsible enjoyment of fireworks. This includes: a proxy purchase and supply offence to under 18s; a statutory aggravation for emergency workers; introduction of pyrotechnic offences and introduction of Firework Control Zones.

At this time, the Scottish Government has no plans to introduce legislation on the sale of fireworks.

The UK Government is running, until 7 October, a consultation on fireworks and pyrotechnics in the UK. This can be found at: Fireworks and pyrotechnics in the UK - GOV.UK.

Question reference: S7W-03857

Asked by: Adam Harley, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 01 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 29 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what safeguards are currently in place in neonatal units to control and record access to insulin, and whether, in response to Recommendation 2 of the Thirlwall Inquiry, it will introduce digital access controls and monitoring of insulin storage.

Question reference: S7W-03869

Asked by: Adam Harley, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 01 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 29 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what mechanisms exist to prevent an NHS manager who has been found responsible for serious misconduct or patient safety failings from moving into a management role in another NHS board, and whether it will review these arrangements in light of Recommendation 13 of the Thirlwall Inquiry.

Question reference: S7W-03858

Asked by: Adam Harley, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 01 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 29 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of Recommendation 3 of the Thirlwall Inquiry regarding consistent bereavement care following a neonatal death, and what action it will take to ensure that families receive a consistent standard of bereavement support across all NHS boards.

Question reference: S7W-03864

Asked by: Adam Harley, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 01 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 29 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what national procedures and guidance are in place in the event of the sudden and unexpected death of a baby who has never left hospital, and whether it will review these arrangements in light of Recommendation 8 of the Thirlwall Inquiry.

Question reference: S7W-03868

Asked by: Adam Harley, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 01 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 29 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of Recommendation 12 of the Thirlwall Inquiry, how many full-time equivalent paediatric and perinatal pathologists are currently employed by NHS Scotland, what assessment it has made of whether current staffing levels are sufficient to meet demand, and what action it is taking to address any workforce shortfall.

Question reference: S7W-03862

Asked by: Adam Harley, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 01 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 29 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether, in light of Recommendation 6 of the Thirlwall Inquiry, all NHS boards have mechanisms in place for board-level monitoring of all deaths of babies and children, including a predetermined process for escalating concerning trends or patterns.