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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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 4 May 2021
  6. Session 6: 13 May 2021 to 8 April 2026
  7. Current session: 14 May 2026 to 19 June 2026
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Question reference: S7W-00894

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 23 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many knives have been seized by Police Scotland over the last five years.

Question reference: S7W-00903

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 23 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with GP representative bodies regarding concerns over the (a) performance, (b) reliability and (c) interoperability of the Vision GP clinical IT system.

Question reference: S7W-00897

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 23 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many GP practices have reported (a) significant technical issues, (b) outages, (c) delays, (d) data access problems and (e) patient safety concerns in relation to the Vision GP clinical IT system since the rollout began, broken down by NHS board area.

Question reference: S7W-00887

  • Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 23 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how many biologically male prisoners are currently held in the female prison estate.

Question reference: S7W-00900

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 23 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide information on the total projected cost of the Vision GP clinical IT system rollout, including (a) procurement, (b) migration, (c) training, (d) support contracts and (e) remedial work resulting from technical (i) failures or (ii) delays.

Question reference: S7W-00901

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 23 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many reported incidents involving (a) delayed access to patient information, (b) prescribing issues, (c) referral problems or (d) administrative disruption, have been linked to the Vision GP clinical system since its implementation began.

Question reference: S7W-00899

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 23 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it holds a risk register relating to the rollout of the Vision GP clinical IT system, and, if so, what the highest-rated risks currently are.

Question reference: S7W-00895

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 23 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what criteria it will use to determine whether the Vision GP clinical IT system rollout has been successful, and whether it will publish (a) performance data and (b) an independent post-implementation review.

Question reference: S7W-00904

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 23 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether any planned migrations to the Vision GP clinical IT system have been (a) delayed, (b) paused or (c) cancelled, and for what reason.

Question reference: S7W-00889

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 23 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-44296 by Jenny Gilruth on 25 March 2026, whether it will provide an update on the work carried out as part of the public inquiry into the response to group-based child sexual abuse and exploitation, and by what date does it anticipate the inquiry's findings will be published.