Questions and answers
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
Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.
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Question reference: S7W-04653
- Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, MSP for Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 30 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 13 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what the rate of emergency hospital admissions related to respiratory disease was per 100,000 population in each NHS board area in each year since 2016.
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Question reference: S7W-04643
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 30 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 13 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7W-04191 by Ruth Charteris on 22 October 2026 regarding the Code of Practice on the investigative functions set out in section 57 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016, what risk assessment was undertaken of the impact on investigative functions in the absence of a published Code.
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Question reference: S7W-04638
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 30 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 13 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether there will be an orthopaedic centre of excellence hub in the West of Scotland as part of the proposed reorganisation of orthopaedic care, and, if so, where it will be located.
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Question reference: S7W-04663
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 30 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 13 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the riot at HMP & YOI Polmont in September 2026, which has been described as the “worst riot in a decade”, for what reason it did not inform the Scottish Parliament about the incident.
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Question reference: S7W-04649
- Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, MSP for Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 30 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 13 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many deaths were attributed to chronic respiratory diseases in each NHS board area in each year since 2016, broken down by condition.
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Question reference: S7W-04652
- Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, MSP for Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 30 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 13 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many patients were waiting for respiratory outpatient appointments in each NHS board area on the most recent date for which figures are available.
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Question reference: S7W-04645
- Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, MSP for Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 30 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 13 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many people were diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in each NHS board area in each year since 2016.
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Question reference: S7W-04640
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 30 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 13 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how patients were consulted during the development of the proposed reorganisation of orthopaedic care.
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Question reference: S7W-04644
- Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, MSP for Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 30 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 13 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many whole-time equivalent respiratory consultants were employed by each NHS board in each year since 2016.
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Question reference: S7W-04651
- Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, MSP for Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 30 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 13 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what the average waiting time was from referral to diagnosis for patients subsequently diagnosed with lung cancer in each NHS board area in the latest year for which information is available.
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