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15 September 2026
S7W-02548
Obesity medicines, such as semaglutide (Wegovy ®,) offer an effective treatment for obesity and cardiovascular disease, as part of a range of interventions for eligible patients, used alongside a reduced calorie diet and increased physical activity.The Scottish Government published a national consensus statement in September 2024, to support Health Boards to consider how best to implement these obesity medicines.
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Date answered:
10 September 2026
S7W-02708
Local authorities may also choose to use Affordable Housing Supply Programme grant to convert empty properties into housing.Additionally as part of ongoing work to support the establishment of More Homes Scotland, we are undertaking an exercise alongside local authorities to understand potential opportunities to unlock and accelerate affordable housing delivery on vacant and derelict land and in empty town and city centre buildings.Local authorities have responsibility for delivering local housing development and local regeneration. They are best...
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Date answered:
1 September 2026
S7W-02247
To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to fulfil the recommendation in its report, Best Start Five-Year Plan for Maternity and Neonatal Care 2017–2024, regarding the three units that will provide neonatal intensive care, and on what date it plans to remove level 3 neonatal provision from (a) Ninewells Hospital, (b) University Hospital Wishaw, (...
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20 August 2026
S7W-02036
This advance notice gives authorities the opportunity to consider whether to take action to support services where they consider them to be socially necessary.In 2024, Transport Scotland published Best Practice Guidance on Community Engagement, which was developed in collaboration with local authorities, passenger representatives and operators, and sets an ...
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10 August 2026
S7W-01737
The Scottish Government will continue to work with partners across the health, justice and research sectors to strengthen the evidence base where appropriate and make the best use of available data to inform policy development and service delivery.
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5 August 2026
S7W-01761
We have also created resources to support universities teaching their students about autism and how best to support autistic children and young people in schools.
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5 August 2026
S7W-01659
We are committed to making Scotland the best place in the world for BSL users to live, work, visit and learn and will deliver on this through our BSL National Plan 2023-2029.
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3 August 2026
S7W-01758
These arrangements apply across Scotland and provide support to eligible young people and their families irrespective of condition.NHS Boards are responsible for assessing eligibility and have the flexibility to consider individual circumstances and make decisions in the best interests of patient care and wellbeing.The Scottish Government has committed to a...
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Date answered:
30 July 2026
S7W-02008
While the Scottish Government has not undertaken an assessment of food bank use in Scotland, an evaluation of our Five Family Payments, published 4 Sept 2025, shows that The Scottish Child Payment and Best Start Foods have helped reduce food insecurity.We set out our ambition for a Scotland without the need for food banks in the “Cash-First: Towards e...
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13 July 2026
S7W-01176
Written by a Short Life Working Group (SLWG) consisting of experts from NHS Scotland, the Care Inspectorate and experts by experience, the guidance updates the previous 2018 edition and aims to ensure appropriate prescribing of medicines to optimise treatment outcomes and achieve the best care, whilst applying the principles of value-based healthcare and re...
