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-01115
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 June 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 15 July 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports of a backlog of applications to the Redress Scheme (a) how many applications are currently waiting to be assigned to a caseworker, (b) what this figure is as a percentage of the overall number of applications, and (c) how long it anticipates it will take to process those applications.
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Question reference: S7W-01113
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 June 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 15 July 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many caseworkers are employed to work on the Redress Scheme.
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Question reference: S7W-01136
- Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 June 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 15 July 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7O-00051 by Angela Constance on 11 June 2026, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of people waiting for gynaecology services in NHS Tayside are treated within the Scottish Government's treatment time guarantee of 12 weeks.
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Question reference: S7W-01122
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 June 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 15 July 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many panel members decide awards for the Redress Scheme, and what its position is on whether this is a sufficient number to deal with the reported backlog of cases.
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Question reference: S7W-01135
- Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 June 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 15 July 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7O-00051 by Angela Constance on 11 June 2026, how many people are currently on waiting lists for gynaecology services in NHS Tayside.
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Question reference: S7W-01099
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 June 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 15 July 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, what assessment it has made of whether staff in Scotland's colleges have sufficient protections and confidence to raise any workplace health and safety concerns without fear of detriment.
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Question reference: S7O-00127
- Asked by: Steven Bonnar, MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 June 2026
- Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 25 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure continuity of prescribing, clinical oversight and support for young people with autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions as they transition to adult healthcare services, particularly in relation to the prescribing of treatments and medications initiated in childhood that provide benefit in adulthood, including whether it has issued any guidance to NHS boards.
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Question reference: S7O-00105
- Asked by: Jack Middleton, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 June 2026
- Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 23 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its discussions with NHS Grampian regarding the status of the Baird Family Hospital and Anchor Cancer Centre.
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Question reference: S7O-00101
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 June 2026
- Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 23 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with stakeholders to support the maintenance of banking services in rural areas.
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Question reference: S7O-00129
- Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 June 2026
- Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 25 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is taking forward in partnership with East Lothian Council, Taylor Wimpey and Hargreaves, to deliver and expand the housing development at Blindwells, which has been classified as a strategic housing site.
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