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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-02849

Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 17 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what financial approvals remain outstanding in order for the artificial intelligence technology proposed to support thrombectomy services to be deployed, and what the expected timescale is for each such approval.

Question reference: S7W-02835

Asked by: Amanda Lindsay, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Reform UK
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 17 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7W-02244 by Maree Todd on 31 August 2026, whether the Minister will publish statistics, including how many babies in West Lothian are admitted to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary for intensive care each year, what it anticipates the impact will be on the Simpson Neonatal Intensive Care Unit once other NHS boards stop providing a critical care unit at Level 3, and what travel and accommodation support parents in West Lothian will receive in cases where the mother and baby are receiving care on different sites.

Question reference: S7W-02839

Asked by: Kate Nevens, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 17 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what actions it has taken to implement the recommendations in the Competition and Market Authority's 2024 market study into housebuilding and maintenance.

Question reference: S7W-02837

Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 17 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to work proactively with the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service to address any systemic delays in the prosecution of sexual offences and to improve support for survivors of sexual violence.

Question reference: S7W-02838

Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 17 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what formal mechanisms are in place to ensure that the Scottish Ministers maintain active oversight of, and provide appropriate support for, the implementation of recommendations arising from any independent or internal reviews into the prosecution of sexual offences, and how frequently progress is jointly assessed with the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service.

Question reference: S7W-02847

Asked by: Irshad Ahmed, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 17 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to supporting the provision of shore power at major ports, including the Port of Leith, to reduce the environmental impact of ships and cruise liners that rely on onboard engines when berthed.

Question reference: S7W-02848

Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 17 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether all the public funding required for the deployment of artificial intelligence technology proposed to support thrombectomy services has been approved, and, if not, what funding remains to be approved.

Question reference: S7W-02850

Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 17 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government who has responsibility for providing the final financial approval required for the deployment of artificial intelligence technology proposed to support thrombectomy services.

Question reference: S7W-02836

Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 17 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has undertaken with the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service and relevant stakeholders regarding the establishment of specialist sexual offences courts since the introduction of the Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Act 2025, and what issues have been raised during that engagement.

Question reference: S7W-02841

Asked by: Kate Nevens, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 17 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what actions it has considered to support the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Housing and Property Chamber) in addressing the reported backlog of cases, and what its position is on whether the requirement for property factors to hold formal qualifications would prevent some cases from reaching this stage.