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
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Question reference: S7W-04162
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 5 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to recent statements from the chief executive of NHS Dumfries and Galloway that around a quarter of beds at Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary were occupied by patients who were medically fit for discharge but remained in hospital awaiting support elsewhere.
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Question reference: S7W-04139
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 5 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Public Health Scotland regarding its plans to measure patient outcomes once NHS Highland’s Post-Infection Recovery Service, and similar services in other NHS board areas, become fully operational.
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Question reference: S7W-04141
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 5 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is aware of any instances in which an NHS board has suspended referrals for long COVID (a) assessment and (b) treatment as a result of plans to merge long COVID services with services for the treatment of other energy-limiting conditions.
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Question reference: S7W-04155
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 5 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many times Transport Scotland has met with (a) CMAL or (b) CalMac to discuss the reinstatement of a ferry service between Campbeltown and Ardrossan since summer 2022.
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Question reference: S7W-04154
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 5 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether Transport Scotland has held any discussions with (a) CMAL or (b) CalMac about chartering a vessel to operate the Campbeltown to Ardrossan ferry route.
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Question reference: S7W-04161
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 5 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports from NHS Dumfries and Galloway that patients are (a) being cared for in corridors and that some patients are being accommodated in single rooms with other patients, (b) scheduled operations are being postponed, (c) and ambulances are experiencing delays in transferring patients to hospital due to demand on services.
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Question reference: S7W-04140
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 5 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many NHS boards (a) have merged, or (b) plan to merge, their long COVID services with services for other energy-limiting conditions, including myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and post-viral fatigue.
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Question reference: S7W-04156
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 5 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government when CalMac last held consultation events with residents in (a) Campbeltown and (b) the wider Kintyre area regarding the future of the Campbeltown to Ardrossan ferry route.
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Question reference: S7W-04152
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 5 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it gave to funding bus franchising in the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) region before the introduction of the £2 bus fare cap.
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Question reference: S7W-04129
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 5 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government when each statutory public inquiry currently being carried out is expected to report.
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