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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-02070

Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 27 July 2026
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 14 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding plans to regulate NHS managers and leaders in England, including any assessment of implications for NHS Scotland.

Scottish Government officials are in regular discussion with counterparts in the Department for Health and Social Care on a wide range of topics relating to the ongoing modernisation of health professional regulation, including the UK Government’s intention to introduce a new form of regulation for senior NHS managers through a statutory barring mechanism operated by the Health and Care Professions Council. This work is at an early stage but is expected to gather momentum in the coming months. Only once the full details of the scheme’s operation are available will it be possible to conduct a thorough assessment of its potential impact on devolved health services.

Question reference: S7W-02110

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 July 2026
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 14 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to evaluate the interactions between GP walk-in clinics and GP practices in delivering continuity of care.

A national monitoring and evaluation framework is being developed by Healthcare Improvement Scotland, Public Health Scotland and NHS Boards. This will assess cost, activity, patient experience, workforce impact, health inequalities, clinical safety and wider system effects. The walk-in services are designed to provide an additional route for patients to access same-day care for minor illnesses. Itis hoped that this will free up capacity within GP practices to focus on patients with complex, longer term conditions which require continuity of care.

Question reference: S7W-01883

Asked by: Martyn Day, MSP for Falkirk East and Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 July 2026
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 14 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made towards delivering equitable national 24/7 access to thrombectomy services, and what milestones it expects to meet in 2026-27.

In 2025, 210 patients received thrombectomy treatment across Scotland, similar to the 217 patients treated in 2024. This is an increase from 153 in 2023 and 112 in 2022. We have invested over £63 million to date on expanding access to thrombectomy and our manifesto includes a commitment that we will invest a further £25 million to deliver a 24/7 thrombectomy service with national coverage so that thrombectomies are available regardless of location.

We recognise that there is more to do, and we expect Public Services Delivery Scotland to provide a financial case for 24/7 expansion by the end of October. We will then work at pace to produce a delivery plan with timescales for service expansion.

Question reference: S7W-01747

Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 July 2026
Current Status: Answered by Hannah Mary Goodlad on 14 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the proposed housing development on West Road, Saline, West Fife.

Question reference: S7W-02109

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 July 2026
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 14 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many staff are currently employed on a full-time basis in GP walk-in clinics, broken down by (a) GP, (b) nurse and (c) administration and other staff.

Question reference: S7W-02111

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 July 2026
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 14 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how much of the £36 million allocated for GP walk-in clinics has been spent to date, and whether this funding will continue in the next financial year.

Question reference: S7W-02463

Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 13 August 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 10 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding action taken under the general anti-avoidance rule that was established by the Revenue Scotland and Tax Powers Act 2014, (a) how many times Revenue Scotland has taken action, (b) how many schemes have been challenged (i) successfully and (ii) unsuccessfully, and (c) what the total value of the schemes has been.

Question reference: S7W-02465

Asked by: Duncan Dunlop, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 13 August 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 10 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the role of healthy peatlands in helping it to meet its climate change targets.

Question reference: S7W-02461

Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 13 August 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 10 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its consideration of the responses to the consultation, The Future of Council Tax in Scotland, which closed on 30 January 2026, and by which date it expects to publish (a) its response to the consultation and (b) any proposals, including timescales, for the reform of council tax.

Question reference: S7W-02429

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 13 August 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 10 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish a plan to deliver the commitment set out in the SNP’s 2026 election manifesto to shift the diagnosis and treatment of uncomplicated age-related hearing loss into community-based care, and what milestones and target dates have been set for the delivery of this commitment.