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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-01699

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 11 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many appointments to assess sleep apnoea have taken place in each year since 2021, broken down by NHS board.

Question reference: S7W-01698

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 11 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when will it appoint a new National Clinical Lead for Palliative and End of Life Care.

Question reference: S7W-01696

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 11 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to review prescribing policies in care homes.

Question reference: S7W-01695

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 11 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been diagnosed with dementia in each year since 2021.

Question reference: S7W-01693

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 11 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many missed outpatient appointments there have been in each year since 2021, broken down by NHS board.

Question reference: S7W-01697

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 11 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many adult day care facilities and services have operated in each local authority area in each year since 2021.

Question reference: S7W-01694

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 11 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many missed GP appointments there have been in each year since 2021, broken down by NHS board.

Question reference: S7W-01088

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 1 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding so-called corridor care, where patients receive care outwith appropriate clinical settings, what (a) data it collects and (b) advice it (i) provides to and (ii) work it carries out with NHS boards to support them in eradicating the issue.

Currently there is no requirement for NHS Boards to record and submit data on care in non-standard areas, such as hospital corridors, to Public Health Scotland or the Scottish Government; therefore, the Scottish Government does not hold this data.

The Scottish Government accepts that caring for patients in non-standard patient areas is sub-optimal and we are clear that patients should not routinely be treated in corridors or other non-standard areas.

Where this practice is unavoidable, robust measures must be in place to mitigate risks, including appropriate monitoring of patients and minimising time spent in these areas. Health boards must also take all necessary steps to maintain patient safety, dignity and quality of care.

We are taking decisive action in partnership with Health Boards to address the underlying causes of high acute hospital occupancy which can lead to bed blocking and use of non-standard areas. Our focus is firmly on improving patient flow so that people are admitted, treated, and discharged safely and on time.

As part of our first 100 days commitments, we will deliver a comprehensive plan on Improving Flow in Hospitals which will set out improvement in end-to-end patient flow, ensuring people receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time.

Question reference: S7W-01404

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 29 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 27 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how much was spent on child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) in 2024-25 broken down by NHS board, and what percentage this represented of the (a) total budget for mental health and (b) total health budget for each of these boards.

Question reference: S7W-01405

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 29 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 27 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it achieved its targets over the previous parliamentary session for NHS boards to spend (a) 10% of their budget on mental health and (b) 1% of their budget on child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS).