Chamber and committees

The Scottish Government has not held discussions with Community Radio Scotland regarding the use of community broadcasters in national public information campaigns.

No financial penalties, contractual remedies or performance improvement notices have been issued to OneAdvanced in relation to the performance of the Vision GP IT system.

There are currently no plans to convene a meeting on measles preparedness.

The Scottish Government continues to monitor the situation with Public Health Scotland, NHS Boards and other relevant partners. Should circumstances indicate that additional national coordination is required, appropriate arrangements will be put in place and follow the Management of Public Health Incident Guidance.

The Scottish Government is providing £4.5 million annually to NHS boards supporting the development and delivery of specialist services for people with long COVID, ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and related conditions. The funding, provided on a recurring basis, is distributed using the NHS Scotland Resource Allocation Committee (NRAC) formula, which takes account of factors associated with variations in healthcare need across populations.

The Scottish Government will work with NHS boards to monitor progress.

The Scottish Government has been engaging with NHS boards regarding their use of the £4.5 million funding for myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and long COVID services since April 2026 and continues to do so.

The funding is being allocated to NHS boards on a recurring basis to support the delivery of specialist support across Scotland for people with long COVID, ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and similar conditions.

The Scottish Government will continue to work with NHS boards to monitor progress and identify any further support that may be required.

The Scottish Government recognise the harms that can be caused by gambling. As set out in our Population Health Framework, we are taking a Public Health approach to tackle these harms and improve the treatment services.

Through the Gambling Levy funds, the Scottish Government has announced funding of £7.9 million to a wide range of public sector, third sector and academic organisations in 2026-27. The funding is being used to increase access to prevention and treatment services to support individuals and families affected by gambling related harms across all of Scotland.

We are working closely with our delivery partners to support them to progress this work.

The Scottish Government is committed to improving the diagnosis and targeted treatment of disease through our continued investment in genomics.

The Genomics in Scotland strategy, published in April 2024, aims to improve access to genomic testing and build the foundations needed to allow Scotland to take full advantage of developments in genomic medicine, including data and digital infrastructure and skilled workforce requirements.

Work is ongoing in collaboration with NHS Boards in Scotland, and with academic and commercial partners on the delivery and implementation of the strategy. We will consider the publication of an interim progress report against the Genomics in Scotland strategy following publication of the 2026 Programme for Government.

Scottish Government worked with the Centre for Sustainable Delivery (CSfD) to explore the potential benefit of applying our existing Rapid Cancer Diagnostic Services (RCDSs) model for adults to children and young people. This exploratory work deduced that including children in the RCDS model would be unlikely to significantly improve earlier diagnoses beyond existing practice.

The Scottish Referral Guidelines (SRGs) for Suspected Cancer were revised in 2025 and included specific updates on supporting a diagnosis of cancer in children and young people specifically. This includes considerations for non-specific symptoms of cancer for under-18s, like those considered for Rapid Cancer Diagnostic Services (RCDSs).

Many of the measures in the Crofting and Scottish Land Court Act (Scotland) 2026, including the merger of the Scottish Land Court with the Lands Tribunal for Scotland and amendments to the jurisdiction of the Court, will be brought into force by secondary legislation and will therefore be subject to Parliamentary business and timetabling arrangements. It is intended that the expanded Court will be established and operationally ready before other changes to its jurisdiction such as those relating to the 2003 Act are brought in. Officials are currently taking forward the action required to commence the provisions in the Act relating to the Court, and timescales are still to be finalised.

The Scottish Government recognise the harms that can be caused by gambling. As set out in our Population Health Framework, we are taking a Public Health approach to tackle these harms and improve the treatment services.

Through the Gambling Levy funds, the Scottish Government has announced funding of £7.9 million to a wide range of organisations in 2026-27. We are working with stakeholders funded through the Levy, including RCA Trust, GamCare and Citizens Advice Scotland to raise awareness of the support available across Scotland.

In addition, we are working closely with the UK Government over the National Gambling Helpline which is a key component for those seeking support.