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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-00482

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 Angela Constance on 8 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the Scottish National Party 2026 manifesto commitment to build new Community Health and Care Centres, when the first tranche in (a) Port Glasgow, (b) East Calder, (c) East Livingston, (d) Cowdenbeath and (e) Lochgelly will open.

Question reference: S7W-00483

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 Angela Constance on 8 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the Scottish National Party 2026 manifesto commitment to build new Community Health and Care Centres, when they are expected to be delivered in (a) Cumbernauld, (b) Edinburgh, (c) Ayr, (d) Hamilton, (e) Kincardine, (f) Inverness, (g) East Dunbartonshire and (h) Langside.

Question reference: S7W-00475

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2026
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 8 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recent article published in Nature Geoscience, Widespread peat carbon losses driven by the 2025 Scottish megafire, which indicates that the summer 2025 Dava Moor wildfire was the UK’s first recorded megafire, how it plans to provide further protection to peatlands from wildfire damage in summer 2026.

Question reference: S7W-00636

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 Angela Constance on 8 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been referred to other parts of the UK for NHS treatment in each of the last 10 years.

Question reference: S7W-00490

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 Angela Constance on 8 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when all 30 proposed GP walk-in clinics will be operational.

Question reference: S7W-00381

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2026
Current Status: Answered by Stephen Flynn on 8 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to introduce congestion charges in cities, and whether it can provide details of where these are being considered.

Question reference: S7W-00618

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 28 May 2026
Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 8 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Scottish National Party’s 2026 manifesto commitment to enact a statutory price cap on essential food items in shops, whether it will cap the price of foods that are high in (a) added sugars, (b) saturated fats, (c) trans fats, (d) salt content and (e) refined carbohydrates and how this aligns with its public health approach to this policy.

Question reference: S7W-00467

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 Angela Constance on 8 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many people attending A&E in each of the last 10 years were not registered with a GP, broken down by NHS board area.

Question reference: S7W-00455

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 Angela Constance on 8 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many years it is committed to funding GP walk-in-centres, in the current parliamentary session.

Question reference: S7W-00382

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2026
Current Status: Answered by Stephen Flynn on 8 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the proposed costs of implementing a national £2 bus fare cap.