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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-01700

Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 12 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to expand access to children’s mental health services, in light of recent Public Health Scotland data indicating that the number of children waiting to receive treatment has increased by 2.5% since March 2025.

Question reference: S7W-01747

Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 12 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the proposed housing development on West Road, Saline, West Fife.

Question reference: S7W-01753

Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 12 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what funding and other support it has provided, or plans to provide, to the University of Glasgow and Queen Elizabeth University Hospital to support research into the development of treatment for mesothelioma.

Question reference: S7W-01701

Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 12 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to ensure that all CAMHS referrals are assessed, handled and prioritised appropriately, in light of reports that, in 2025-26, CAMHS received an estimated 34,200 referrals for child mental health support, while around 15,200 commenced treatment during the same period.

Question reference: S7W-01735

Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 12 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to develop a strategy to encourage foreign investors to create jobs in Scotland.

Question reference: S7W-01751

Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 12 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Scottish Mesothelioma Network's Annual Report 2024/25, which reported that 103 NHS Scotland staff are directly involved in mesothelioma services, what steps it is taking to increase workforce capacity within mesothelioma multi-disciplinary teams.

Question reference: S7W-01746

Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 12 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of Audit Scotland's Local Government Budgets 2026/27 report, which stated that local authorities identified a combined budget gap of £528.6 million, what action it is taking, or plans to take, to support local authorities in addressing these budget gaps and preventing them from increasing in future years.

Question reference: S7W-01734

Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 12 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to update its foreign direct investment strategy, and what discussions it has had, or plans to have, with the UK Government regarding this.

Question reference: S7W-01749

Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 12 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what funding it has provided, or plans to provide, to support research on the treatment of mesothelioma.

Question reference: S7W-01742

Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 12 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Accounts Commission report, Best Value: Inverclyde Council, which was published on 9 July 2026, what action it has taken to promote the adoption of digital and modernised administrative and service delivery strategies by local authorities.