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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-01116

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 15 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what the longest waiting time has been for an application to the Redress Scheme.

The official statistics, available at Scotland's Redress Scheme Statistics December 2021 - June 2025, provide information on applications, outcomes and payments made in the first 42 months of Scotland's Redress Scheme.

The Scheme is completely survivor led and as such, it is common for applicants to pause their application or disengage from the application process. Applicants can return to their application whenever they feel ready to do so. These circumstances reflect a proportion of applications with the longest waiting times.

Question reference: S7W-01699

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 11 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many appointments to assess sleep apnoea have taken place in each year since 2021, broken down by NHS board.

Question reference: S7W-01691

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 11 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7W-01147 by Hannah Mary Goodlad on 1 July 2026, whether the First Minister has reached a decision on whether the Scottish Government will provide local authorities with planning guidance on proposed green data centres.

Question reference: S7W-01689

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 11 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to assist local authorities by making the Whole Family Wellbeing Fund application process easier for applicants to navigate.

Question reference: S7W-01698

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 11 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when will it appoint a new National Clinical Lead for Palliative and End of Life Care.

Question reference: S7W-01696

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 11 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to review prescribing policies in care homes.

Question reference: S7W-01695

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 11 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been diagnosed with dementia in each year since 2021.

Question reference: S7W-01693

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 11 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many missed outpatient appointments there have been in each year since 2021, broken down by NHS board.

Question reference: S7W-01692

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 11 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7W-01148 by Hannah Mary Goodlad on 2 July 2026, when it will publish guidance on what factors are prevalent in a green data centre.

Question reference: S7W-01686

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 11 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on local authorities using funding from their allocation of the Whole Family Wellbeing Fund towards (a) staff salaries, (b) business expenses, (c) club car hire, (d) travel expenses and (e) other miscellaneous expenses not relating directly to grant funding or training.