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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-04836

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many emergency housing accommodation beds provided by the third sector have been unutilised due to the need for repairs in each year since 2021.

Question reference: S7W-04832

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what its most recent assessment is of Scotland’s nursing workforce, in light of reports that qualified nursing graduates are struggling to find employment in their community despite reported national workforce shortage.

Question reference: S7W-04835

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many NHS apprenticeships have been delivered in each year since 2021, broken down by NHS board.

Question reference: S7W-04839

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in each year since 2021, how many medicines NHS Scotland purchased at a price above the NHS Scotland remuneration price, broken down by medicine type.

Question reference: S7W-04840

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government which medicine supply issues have been reported or escalated to it in each year since 2020.

Question reference: S7W-04837

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many temporary accommodation beds provided by the third sector have been unutilised due to the need for repairs in each year since 2021.

Question reference: S7W-04833

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many children with mental health issues have been admitted to palliative care wards in each year since 2021.

Question reference: S7W-04834

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many patients have been referred to the national remission programme in each year since 2021, broken down by NHS board.

Question reference: S7W-04838

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what levels of medicine supply to the NHS have been at risk of being unavailable, broken down by (a) drug and (b) treatment, in each year since 2021.

Question reference: S7W-04776

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 18 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding young people affected by cleft, what arrangements are in place to ensure that they receive a clear plan when moving from children's to adult services, including information about (a) ongoing support and (b) how to return to specialist care.