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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-02419

Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 August 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 8 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether the High Growth Unit will operate within government or as a public body

Question reference: S7W-02425

Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 August 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 8 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government who will be eligible for Apprenticeship Accelerator Grants and what the grants will pay for.

Question reference: S7W-02442

Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 August 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 8 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether any financial penalties, contractual remedies or performance improvement notices have been issued to OneAdvanced in relation to the performance of the Vision 3 GP clinical system and, if so, what these were.

Question reference: S7W-02443

Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 August 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 8 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has undertaken a formal user satisfaction survey of GPs, practice managers and other primary care staff who have migrated to the Vision 3 GP clinical system and, if so, whether it will publish the findings of this survey.

Question reference: S7W-02413

Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 August 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 8 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has any plans to reinstate a Scottish VAT grant scheme for listed places of worship, similar to the scheme administered by the UK Government in England, to assist with the costs of repair and maintenance.

Question reference: S7W-02436

Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 August 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 8 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many GP practices have reported operational difficulties following migration to the Vision 3 GP clinical system, broken down by (a) NHS Board area and (b) the nature of the issue reported.

Question reference: S7W-02424

Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 August 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 8 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when its planned Major Projects Office will begin work and which Cabinet Secretary will have lead responsibility for the office.

Question reference: S7W-02416

Asked by: Thomas Kerr, MSP for Glasgow, Reform UK
Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 August 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 8 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the educational materials and activities of “Educators for Peace” within the Scottish education system, including whether it has considered any potential implications for (a) political impartiality, (b) the promotion of balanced and diverse perspectives on the Israel-Palestine conflict, and (c) the wellbeing and inclusion of Jewish and Israeli pupils in Scottish schools.

Question reference: S7W-02433

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 August 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 8 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a timetable for delivering its commitment to move hearing tests and hearing aid fittings into community high street settings, and what assessment it has made of the impact that this will have on audiology waiting times across Scotland.

Question reference: S7W-02435

Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 August 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 8 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many GP practices have migrated to the Vision 3 GP clinical system, broken down by NHS Board area.