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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 10 September 2026
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Question reference: S7W-02977

  • Asked by: Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 21 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine's recommendation that hospital bed occupancy should not exceed 85% in order to support safe patient flow and provide surge capacity, whether it will adopt 85% hospital bed occupancy as a national performance metric and, if so, what action it will take to support NHS boards to maintain that level of occupancy.

Question reference: S7W-02975

  • Asked by: Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 21 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve whole-system patient flow, including through seven-day discharge services, increased social care capacity and shared responsibility across hospital departments, in addition to measures focused on redirecting patients from Emergency Departments.

Question reference: S7W-02976

  • Asked by: Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 21 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will commit to ending corridor care in NHS Scotland, and, if so, whether it will set clear milestones, timelines and accountability mechanisms to ensure that people are no longer treated in corridors and other non-clinical spaces.

Question reference: S7W-02978

  • Asked by: Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 21 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking in preparation for winter 2026-27, to reduce instances of corridor care, and support NHS staff and patient safety.

Question reference: S7W-02947

  • Asked by: Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many adults have received treatment for an eating disorder since 1999, broken down by (a) year and (b) NHS board.

Question reference: S7W-02944

  • Asked by: Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what action it plans to take in the current parliamentary session to continue implementing the recommendations of the Scottish Eating Disorder Services Review.

Question reference: S7W-02945

  • Asked by: Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when it expects to make a decision on the implementation of mandatory calorie labelling in the out-of-home food sector, following the pause in the policy announced on 30 May 2023.

Question reference: S7W-02946

  • Asked by: Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any impact of the display of calorie information in restaurants on people with eating disorders.

Question reference: S7O-00197

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of how the proposed reform of NHS boards will contribute to its public service reform agenda, including by reducing administrative costs and enabling resources to be directed towards frontline services.

Question reference: S7W-02277

  • Asked by: Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party

  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 August 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 31 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reported concerns regarding the health impact of increasing temperatures in Scotland during the summer months and the higher prevalence of wildfires affecting local air quality, what (a) preparedness plans are in place and (b) engagement has been had with (i) NHS Scotland and (ii) third sector organisation partners.