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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.

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Question reference: S6W-39805

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 August 2025
Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 26 August 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many children and young people have received treatment for an eating disorder in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board.

The table below contains the requested data concerning the number of children and young people who have received treatment for an eating disorder in each year from 1999-2023, broken down by NHS Board. The latest year in the time range is 2023, which is the most recent year for which data has been finalised.

NHS Board of Residence	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	Total
Ayrshire and Arran	*	*	*	*	*	5	*	5	*	*	*	5	*	5	8	*	*	*	*	*	5	8	*	7	*	97
Borders	*	0	0	0	*	*	0	0	0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	5	12	*	5	6	12	*	66
Dumfries and Galloway	*	*	0	5	*	*	0	*	*	*	*	*	0	0	*	5	6	*	*	6	0	*	7	*	*	53
Fife	*	*	5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	5	*	*	0	*	*	*	7	7	*	9	10	8	88
Forth Valley	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	0	*	*	0	*	6	*	*	*	*	9	7	6	9	10	8	8	96
Grampian	*	*	*	*	*	7	*	*	*	*	5	*	5	11	5	8	7	6	7	5	8	12	16	17	11	160
Greater Glasgow and Clyde	5	*	5	6	5	*	*	10	10	6	5	5	5	8	11	20	8	10	8	8	12	18	24	26	25	249
Highland	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	9	*	*	*	9	*	7	10	*	6	*	6	12	20	15	19	154
Lanarkshire	*	*	*	*	*	5	*	*	*	5	*	*	*	5	8	5	*	7	7	9	8	14	21	15	12	157
Lothian	*	5	*	*	5	7	9	11	14	7	13	10	14	9	13	19	28	20	15	18	19	22	45	34	30	376
Orkney	0	0	0	0	*	*	0	0	0	*	0	0	*	0	0	*	*	0	0	0	*	0	*	0	0	8
Shetland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	*	0	0	*	*	*	0	0	0	0	6
Tayside	*	*	*	*	*	5	*	*	0	5	6	7	5	7	8	9	8	8	*	7	5	13	16	15	6	145
Western Isles	*	*	0	*	*	*	0	*	0	0	0	0	0	0	*	*	*	0	*	*	*	0	0	*	*	18
Other	0	0	0	0	0	*	0	0	0	0	*	0	0	0	*	0	*	0	*	*	0	0	0	0	*	10
Total	35	28	26	32	30	44	23	44	39	45	48	41	49	63	65	84	81	68	72	91	85	119	179	163	129	1683

* denotes data which has been suppressed to preserve patient confidentiality

Question reference: S6W-39807

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 August 2025
Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 26 August 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on how many children and young people have received treatment for an eating disorder in private healthcare facilities in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board.

The Scottish Government does not collect or hold this data centrally.

Public Health Scotland holds information on NHS patients treated in non-NHS healthcare facilities. 14 children and young people received treatment for an eating disorder in non-NHS healthcare facilities in the period from 1999 to 2023.

When broken down by Health Board and calendar year, the numbers involved are small enough to require suppression. This answer therefore does not include these breakdowns and reports only the total number.

Question reference: S6W-39806

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 August 2025
Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 26 August 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many children and young people have been placed in adult services to receive treatment for an eating disorder in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board.

The Scottish Government does not collect or hold this data centrally.

We expect children and young people who need inpatient mental health care to be looked after in age-appropriate specialist facilities. However, there may be occasions when it isn’t possible for a young person to be admitted to a specialist child and adolescent bed – for example, a crisis admission out of hours where there are concerns for the young person’s safety, or where a specialist facility might be a considerable distance from family support which may aid recovery.

When young people need to be admitted to a non-specialist ward, clinicians will work with the young person and their family to make the most appropriate decision regarding the treatment and support that a young person requires.

On occasions where young people are placed within an adult ward this will be monitored and reviewed regularly to ensure that the young person is receiving the most appropriate treatment and care.

Question reference: S6W-40112

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 25 August 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 22 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many hours NHS staff have spent on trainee research as part of protected development working time in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board

Question reference: S6W-40115

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 25 August 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 22 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the new Scottish Life Sciences Strategy.

Question reference: S6W-40109

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 25 August 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 22 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many bowling greens/bowling clubs there have been in each local authority area in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S6W-40110

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 25 August 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 22 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on what the average waiting time for a growing space/allotment has been in each local authority area in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S6W-40111

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 25 August 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 22 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on how much has been spent on removing chewing gum in each local authority area in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S6W-40113

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 25 August 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 22 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many hours NHS staff spent on clinical trials and research as part of protected development working time in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board.

Question reference: S6W-40114

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 25 August 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 22 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many clinical trials have taken place in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board.