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As of July 2026, 492 practices (around 55% of the total in Scotland) have successfully migrated. 91% (372 of 408) of practices using the previous version of Vision have migrated to the Cloud hosted version, and 25% (120 of 480) of practices previously using EMIS have migrated.

This is broken down by Boards as follows:

NHS Ayrshire and Arran (1), NHS Borders (4), NHS Dumfries and Galloway (25), NHS Fife (1), NHS Forth Valley (10), NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (68), NHS Grampian (66), NHS Highland (49), NHS Lanarkshire (97), NHS Lothian (103), NHS Orkney (5), NHS Shetland (0), NHS Tayside (60), NHS Western Isles (1), The State Hospital (1) and Scottish Prison Service (1).

I refer the member to the answers to questions S7W-02383 and S7W-02384 on 1 September 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

This information is not held centrally.

The question S7W-01397 made no specific reference to Barclays Bank, and the answer set out that nine banks had been appointed to a framework to support delivery of its bond programme – with HSBC, Bank of America, NatWest, and RBC appointed as joint bookrunners for the inaugural bond issuance.

The procurement process was assessed against the relevant procurement requirements, including the applicable exclusion grounds and selection criteria.

Motion S6M-18686 calls for a package of boycotts, divestment and sanctions in relation to Israel and companies considered in certain activities. Following the vote on that motion, the Scottish Government announced in September 2025 a comprehensive package of economic and humanitarian measures, within the limits of the Scottish Government’s devolved powers. Support for defence companies involved in Israel halted - gov.scot

In February 2026, Scottish Procurement Policy Note (SPPN) 3/2026 updated guidance on the consideration of human rights and grave professional misconduct in procurement procedures. The guidance reiterates the Scottish Ministers’ view that the exploitation of assets in illegally occupied territories may constitute grave professional misconduct and could provide grounds for exclusion. However, any decision to exclude a supplier must be made on a case-by-case basis, based on all relevant evidence and in accordance with procurement law.

The University Hospital Crosshouse, Kilmarnock and Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow, and Victoria Hospital, Fife and Edinburgh Royal Infirmary have been working under this model as early implementers since 2019. It is important that we assure a managed transition to the new model taking learning from the early adopters, to allow safe and effective implementation within Scotland.

To support governance and consistent implementation of the Neonatal Service Change in Scotland national work has moved to the Sub National Planning and Delivery Committee. They are actively considering ongoing actions to deliver the change in practice, following further modelling work. We continue to work with the Regional Chief Executives and NHS Boards to continue to implement this service change.

I must be absolutely clear, the vast majority of sick babies will continue to be cared for in local neonatal units. Local Neonatal Units will continue to provide a level of intensive care and be able to care for singleton births over 27 weeks gestation.

I refer the member to the answer to question S7W-01802 on 14 August 2026. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found athttps://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers.

As Scotland has some of the best universities in the world, the adoption and commercial application of their research sits at the heart of our ambitions for economic growth.

Last year we piloted a £2.9m Proof of Concept Fund to focus on strengthening the pipeline of Scottish research capable of generating economic value. Following the success of the pilot fund, a second round of the fund with a total value of £2.92m has been launched this year, with successful projects expected to be announced in the coming weeks.

This year we increased the investment in core research and innovation funding by £26.8m to £355m, signalling our ongoing commitment to research excellence and its role in boosting the economy. This includes an uplift of £30 million for the Knowledge Exchange and Innovation Fund which is designed to support university-business interactions.

We also continue to fund a portfolio of knowledge exchange and innovation investments to strengthen collaboration been university and academia, including a combined £15.4m this year to the Innovation Centres, Interface, Converge and Alliances for Research Challenges.

Scottish Government increased its investment in the NHS Scotland Innovation Hubs by a further £300,000 to support business development activity and aid in the delivery of Scotland's Life Sciences Strategy. These Hubs have a core remit to bring together academia, industry, third sector and the NHS to develop, test, evaluate and commercialise new technologies and treatments, and act as a part in the broader NHS innovation ecosystem with the Centre for Sustainable Delivery and the Accelerated National Innovation Adoption Pathway.

The Scottish Local Government Financial Statistics are based on local authorities' audited accounts. The most recent published statistics report that the Scottish Local Government Pension Funds held £67,085 million net assets as at 31 March 2025. Source: https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-local-government-finance-statistics-2024-25/pages/6--pensions/.

Separately, the Funds are currently undertaking routine triennial valuations using data as at 31 March 2026, which must be completed by 31 March 2027.

The Scottish Government continues to undertake due diligence in relation to the bond programme and will continue to consider all relevant evidence and market developments as this work progresses.

Officials are working with Environmental Standards Scotland to look at the need for a definition taking into account current and future policies and guidance.

As the member is aware from my answers to his previous questions (most recently S7W-00613 on 8 June 2026), this work is on-going and is not at a point that it can be shared with Parliament. It is important that the work considers fully the consequences of any policy changes given the potential costs falling to customers of the investment consequences.

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.