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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-00805

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

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to encourage private investment in geothermal energy infrastructure.

Question reference: S7W-00802

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

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the recently announced cabinet secretary and ministerial titles no longer include explicit reference to social care.

Question reference: S7W-00803

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

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will confirm that progressing towards a strong, sustainable and well-resourced social care sector will be one of its priorities.

Question reference: S7W-00804

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

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to extending permitted development rights for small-scale geothermal and heat networks.

Question reference: S7W-00638

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 28 May 2026
Current Status: Answered by Alison Thewliss on 4 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what plans Ministers have to publish the risk registry of care facilities at risk of failure.

The Scottish Government does not currently hold a risk register of care facilities at risk of failure. The statutory responsibility for providing appropriate social care capacity lies with local authorities, integrated joint boards, and integrated health and social care partnerships. It would therefore be the responsibility of these bodies to assess local population needs and consider where investment needs to be targeted to improve the social care infrastructure within their area.

Question reference: S7W-00492

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2026
Current Status: Answered by Alison Thewliss on 4 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the Scottish National Party 2026 manifesto commitment to deliver a new NHS dental workforce training package for international dentists, when this will be introduced.

Question reference: S7W-00500

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2026
Current Status: Answered by Alison Thewliss on 4 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when the new Community Low Vision Service to allow patients with visual impairment that cannot be managed through glasses, lenses or surgery, to be supported be community optometrists instead of hospitals, will be available nationwide.

We are not currently in a position to provide a timescale for when the Community Low Vision Service will be fully rolled out across Scotland. However, this is a critical priority and I can confirm that work has resumed on the design and development phases of the service.

This is a significant programme of work and will require extensive collaboration with a range of partners including NHS Scotland, the community optometry and dispensing optician professions and the visual impairment sector.

Question reference: S7W-00499

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2026
Current Status: Answered by Alison Thewliss on 4 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when Community Glaucoma Services to lower-risk glaucoma patients from hospitals, enabling them to receive care from accredited providers in the community, will be fully embedded across Scotland.

Question reference: S7W-00497

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2026
Current Status: Answered by Alison Thewliss on 4 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when the national rollout of RNID Near You services will be completed.

Question reference: S7W-00536

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2026
Current Status: Answered by Alison Thewliss on 4 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when funding from the expanded displaced workers scheme will be operational.