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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-02753

Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 31 August 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 15 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will commit to collecting Gross National Income, or equivalent net financial flows, data for Scotland, presented within a sectoral balances framework, to evidence the impact of the Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Act 2026 in reducing financial outflows from households and businesses.

Question reference: S7W-02784

Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 31 August 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 15 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any contribution that the recovery of larger and more abundant inshore fish populations could make to the development of a recreational sea-angling strategy and to employment and tourism income in coastal communities.

Question reference: S7W-02745

Asked by: Maggie Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 31 August 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 15 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential sale of BP’s UK North Sea oil and gas operations on the timely and full decommissioning of oil and gas infrastructure.

Question reference: S7W-02786

Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 31 August 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 15 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to develop a funded transition plan for fishers and communities affected by any expansion of marine protected areas that are closed to bottom-towed fishing, including support for (a) adaptation, (b) gear conversion or (c) exit from the fishing industry where appropriate.

Question reference: S7W-02797

Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 31 August 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 15 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding any proposals to transition digital terrestrial television services to internet-based television services, and what assessment it has made of the potential impact on households and businesses in Scotland that do not have reliable or affordable broadband.

Question reference: S7W-02761

Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 31 August 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 15 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the ongoing review of support for part-time study, including whether it plans to reform the £25,000 personal earnings eligibility threshold and the level of Part-Time Fee Grant support available for private training provider delivery, particularly for Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) practitioners progressing to the revised Social Services (Children and Young People) Level 9 qualification.

Question reference: S7W-02776

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 31 August 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 15 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government (a) when it received a proposal from the Mental Welfare Commission (MWC) regarding the MWC undertaking reviews of all individuals who have committed homicide and who may have had mental health issues, pursuant to the undertaking given by the then Minister for Sport, Health Improvement and Mental Health during the Stage 3 debate on the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 2015, and (b) when a decision on that proposal is expected.

Question reference: S7W-02763

Asked by: Laura Moodie, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 31 August 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 15 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to publish an update to the Ancient Woodland Inventory and what consideration it will give to updating the inventory on a rolling basis.

Question reference: S7W-02748

Asked by: Maggie Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 31 August 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 15 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact of BP’s proposed withdrawal from the North Sea on Scotland’s energy transition workforce.

Question reference: S7W-02343

Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 07 August 2026
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 31 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government to provide an update on the roll-out of the digital app MyCare.scot, and whether it will provide a timeline for the development of additional services as part of the app, including the facility for patients to view, book and manage appointments, to order repeat prescriptions, and to access test results.

MyCare.scot was rolled out nationally across Scotland from April 2026 and will continue to develop incrementally through the Scottish Government’s Digital Front Door (DFD) programme. A free downloadable app is also available via both the Apple and Google store. More information regarding the MyCare.scot rollout can be found in the National Rollout Plan (https://www.gov.scot/publications/health-social-care-app-mycare-scot-national-rollout-high-level-summary/pages/4/), published September 2025.

Through established sub-national planning and implementation arrangements, the Digital Front Door programme is prioritising the rollout of digital communications and appointment functionality across all NHS territorial health boards before expansion into wider health and care services. The initial phase due for delivery in 2027/28 is focused on enabling patients to view secondary care appointment information and related communications digitally. This capability will be enhanced incrementally in collaboration with other digital projects, including GP IT reprovisioning and the Digital Prescribing and Dispensing Pathways (DPDP) programme, to enable users to book, manage appointments and order their prescriptions online.

The DPDP programme will replace paper prescriptions with a secure, end-to-end digital prescribing and dispensing system. The roll out of a minimum viable product will commence at the end of 2028 and the current trajectory is for patient-facing benefits via MyCare.scot, including prescription ordering, from 2029.

The programme recognises that providing access to test results through MyCare.scot could deliver significant benefits for patients. However, in some circumstances, direct access to results may be inappropriate and could cause unnecessary anxiety or distress. Any implementation will therefore need to be carefully designed to ensure it is clinically safe and that results are presented with appropriate context, explanation and supporting information. This work is currently being considered and scheduled as part of the wider Digital Front Door and MyCare.scot development plans.