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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: S6W-42469

Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 December 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 6 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what parliamentary scrutiny of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service's Service Delivery Review it anticipates.

Question reference: S6W-42482

Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Independent
Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 December 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 6 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support the provision of bleed kits across Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-42477

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 December 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 6 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many meetings of the Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council took place in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025, and how many of these were attended by the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy.

Question reference: S6W-42476

Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 December 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 6 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will introduce a Scottish Joint Registry that would provide performance information for (a) hip, (b) knee, (c) ankle, (d) elbow and (e) shoulder joint replacement surgeons.

Question reference: S6W-42458

Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 December 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 6 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Act 2018, when it will publish the statutory review of qualified one-way costs shifting (QOCS), which it is required to undertake “as soon as practicable after the end of the 5-year period", which was 5 June 2023.

Question reference: S6W-42490

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 December 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 6 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any impact of the 2026 revaluation of eligibility for the Small Business Bonus Scheme.

Question reference: S6W-42479

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 December 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 6 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to enforce community (a) benefit payments and (b) equity ownership from onshore renewable energy developments as a mandatory requirement for planning application considerations.

Question reference: S6W-42465

Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Independent
Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 December 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 6 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the decision taken in the UK Budget to provide a permanent business rate discount for retail and hospitality in England from April 2026, what analysis or assessment it has undertaken of the potential risk to commercial investment in retail and hospitality moving to England, in the event that Scotland does not introduce a commensurate reduction in the business rate.

Question reference: S6W-42491

Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Independent
Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 December 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 6 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how often ministers meet with local authorities and divisions of Police Scotland to assess the progress of antisocial behaviour strategies.

Question reference: S6W-42211

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 27 November 2025
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 9 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve value-based standards that consider whole life costs in health and social care procurement services in integration authorities, local authorities and NHS Scotland.

The Scottish Government is taking a range of actions to strengthen value-based standards in health and social care procurement, with a particular emphasis on whole-life costs across integration authorities, local authorities and NHS Scotland.

Central to this work is the NHS Scotland Value Based Health and Care Action Plan, which sets out the national approach to embedding value-based principles, including the use of realistic medicine to ensure treatments and services deliver the best outcomes relative to cost. The plan outlines the strategic aims, governance structures and improvement processes required to support the transition to value-based care as part of Scotland’s 2030 vision.

In parallel, the Delivering Value Based Health Care: A Vision for Scotland document highlights the contribution procurement can make in achieving these aims. It includes a case study on National Procurement’s role in the Care Home Continence Improvement Project, demonstrating how whole-life cost analysis and value-based decision-making can improve outcomes while delivering better long-term value.

To underpin this, the NHS Scotland Procurement Strategy requires all regulated procurements to consider total cost of ownership - covering acquisition, use, maintenance and end-of-life disposal - while aligning with national priorities such as net-zero, circular economy principles, ethical sourcing and community benefit requirements. The strategy promotes collaborative frameworks, digital tools for transparency, and strengthened governance to support consistent, value-driven procurement practice across the system.

Through these policies, guidance frameworks and practical programmes, the Scottish Government is ensuring that procurement decisions across health and social care increasingly focus on whole-life value, improved outcomes and long-term sustainability.