Chamber and committees

Helping people with the cost of living is a top priority of this government and we will be taking forward consultation on this policy within the first 100 days. Price caps on essential food items will be required of large supermarkets. Specifics will be considered as part of the policy development process, informed by engagement and consultation with all relevant stakeholders.

Helping people with the cost of living is a top priority of this government and we will be taking forward consultation on this policy within the first 100 days. Issues will be considered as part of the policy development process, informed by engagement and consultation with all relevant stakeholders.

Funding from Transport Scotland to Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL) for Dundee Airport in each of the last seven years is:

The Scottish Government received the Full Business Case (FBC) for the Monklands Replacement Project from NHS Lanarkshire on 12 December 2025. This was then shared with NHS Scotland Assure and the West of Scotland Sub-National Assurance Board on 26 and 27 January, respectively, to consider. The Minister for Public Health was briefed by officials on their assessment of the FBC in March prior to the FBC going to the Health and Social Care Management Board on 25th March 2026.

Thereafter the Scottish Parliament was in recess and the Government entered the pre-election period. On formation of the new Government Ministers assessed the FBC and value for money case and informed Parliament ahead of summer recess of the decision to pause and redesign the FBC to ensure it brings value for money for the public purse and delivers a new Monklands Hospital for the benefit of the people of Lanarkshire.

The information requested is not held centrally.

The data held by Scottish Government (SG) on individuals held on remand is taken from the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) Prisoner Records System. SG do publish information on the number of departures from the remand population and the number of transitions from the remand population into the sentenced population in each financial year here: Supporting documents - Scottish Prison Population Statistics 2024-25 - gov.scot. However, this indicates prisoner movement rather than the outcome of the case/s individuals are involved in. Prisoner records do not contain information on the outcomes of court cases.

I refer the member to the answer to question S7W-01503 on 17 July 2026. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers.

The Scottish Government recognises the importance of minimising unnecessary regulatory burdens on businesses while helping people with the cost of living.

We are engaging constructively with all relevant stakeholders to support informed consideration of this policy and to ensure effective implementation that delivers on our core aim of making the weekly shop more affordable.

I refer the member to the answer to question S7W-01371 on 17 July 2026. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers.

I refer the member to the answer to question S7W-01503 on 17 July 2026. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers.

I refer the member to the answer to question S7W-01371 on 17 July 2026. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers.