Questions and answers

Question reference: S6T-02866

Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 26 January 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Scottish Information Commissioner taking legal action against it in relation to it missing deadlines to produce documents regarding James Hamilton’s investigation into alleged breaches of the Ministerial Code.

Question reference: S6F-04603

Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 19 January 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 January 2026

To ask the First Minister whether the Scottish Government will comply with the Scottish Information Commissioner’s ruling that files relating to James Hamilton's investigation into whether the former First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, broke the ministerial code must be published by 22 January 2026.

Question reference: S6W-42785

Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 9 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many adults diagnosed with phenylketonuria (PKU) have been assessed for responsiveness to sapropterin treatment in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S6W-42784

Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 9 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what mechanisms it has in place to monitor the Scottish Inherited Metabolic Disease Service’s adherence to the European Society for Phenylketonuria and Allied Disorders Treated as Phenylketonuria (ESPKU) clinical guidelines.

The Scottish Government is fully committed to ensuring that the NHS in Scotland delivers high-quality, safe and effective, person-centred care. The Phenylketonuria (PKU) service in Scotland is part of the Inherited Metabolic Disorders (IMD) service commissioned by NHS National Services Scotland through NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. The service operates under an established Standard Operating Policy (SOP) designed to ensure compliance with recognised clinical standards and best practice across the UK and Europe. It is for clinicians, in consultation with patients, to discuss and agree the best treatment options, based on clinical guidance and individual circumstances and needs.

Question reference: S6W-42787

Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 9 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether the Scottish Inherited Metabolic Disease Service is delivering clinical care for people with phenylketonuria (PKU) in accordance with the European Society for Phenylketonuria and Allied Disorders Treated as Phenylketonuria (ESPKU) clinical guidelines.

The Scottish Government is fully committed to ensuring that the NHS in Scotland delivers high-quality, safe and effective, person-centred care. The Phenylketonuria (PKU) service in Scotland is part of the Inherited Metabolic Disorders (IMD) service commissioned by NHS National Services Scotland through NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. The service operates under an established Standard Operating Policy (SOP) designed to ensure compliance with recognised clinical standards and best practice across the UK and Europe. It is for clinicians, in consultation with patients, to discuss and agree the best treatment options, based on clinical guidance and individual circumstances and needs.

Question reference: S6O-05386

Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 January 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to promote the development of municipally owned energy sources.

Question reference: S6T-02824

Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 05 January 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how it plans to address CalMac’s ferry repair and maintenance costs, in light of reports that these costs have doubled over the past two years.

Question reference: S6W-42786

Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 5 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that adults with phenylketonuria (PKU) who are identified as responsive to sapropterin are able to access the medicine through the NHS.

Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) and the Inherited Metabolic Disorders (IMD) service in Scotland produced a statement on the use of sapropterin in individuals of all ages with phenylketonuria (PKU), including details of the clinical pathway to be followed. This advice was communicated to Health Boards in August 2022 and is supported by Health Board Area Drug and Therapeutics Committees (ADTCs).

Health Boards are responsible for considering national advice through their local medicines governance processes. Prescribing decisions regarding sapropterin are ultimately the responsibility of the clinician in charge of the person’s care having considered their clinical condition and any relevant clinical guidance.

Question reference: S6W-42541

Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 11 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 23 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what it estimates the cost will be of the proposed role expansion for firefighters in the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.

Question reference: S6W-42471

Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 23 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it anticipates for MSPs to debate on the outcomes of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service's Service Delivery Review.

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