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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: S6F-04626

Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Date lodged: Monday, 26 January 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 January 2026

To ask the First Minister how the Scottish Government's launch of walk-in GP clinics will support its work to bring down waiting times and ensure everyone gets the care they need.

Question reference: S6F-04616

Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 26 January 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 January 2026

To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking to improve transparency and accountability within NHS boards.

Question reference: S6F-04631

Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 26 January 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 January 2026

To ask the First Minister how the Scottish Government’s new national housing agency will support its work to deliver more affordable homes.

Question reference: S6F-04613

Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 26 January 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 January 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S6F-04615

Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 26 January 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 January 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S6F-04614

Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 26 January 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 January 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S6W-43153

Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 16 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 26 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding phase three of the Scottish Zero Emission Bus Challenge Fund (ScotZEB3), whether it has instructed Transport Scotland to disregard any tenders from any specific non-treaty state suppliers, as defined by s19(3)(b) of the Procurement Act 2023.

ScotZEB3 operates as a capital grant subsidy scheme and, as such, the Procurement Act 2023 does not apply.

Awards under ScotZEB3 must comply with the UK subsidy control regime, including the Subsidy Control Act 2022. The scheme is required to operate in a manner that is non-discriminatory and consistent with the subsidy control principles

Applications are assessed solely against the published eligibility and scoring criteria set out in the scheme guidance: https://energysavingtrust.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/ScotZEB3-Guidance-document-1.pdf.

Successful applicants are responsible for running their own competitive processes with suppliers.

Question reference: S6W-43183

Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 26 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the publication of the Women’s Health Plan: Phase 2 (2026-2029), by what date it will publish the National Plan for Gynaecology, and what the timeline is for its implementation.

The development of this plan is in the very early stages; therefore, there has not yet been a decision around publication or timescales.

We continue to focus on reducing long waits for all patients including those awaiting gynaecology appointments and treatment, while a longer-term plan is developed.

We have already allocated over £10.5 million additional funding to Health Boards to target long waits for gynaecology this year. The further £2.4 million I announced, alongside the publication of Phase 2 of the Women’s Health Plan, brings the total investment to almost £13 million, demonstrating our commitment to improving care and ensuring women and girls receive a timely diagnosis and access to the support they need.

The latest data shows our plan is working, with waits of more than a year down 18.1% for new outpatients and down 3.9% for inpatient and day-case procedures between July and November 2025.

Question reference: S6W-43158

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 16 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 26 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what the average time was in 2024-25 for cancer patients to be discharged from hospital once home adaptations were identified as a requirement, set out as the (a) mean, (b) median and (c) mode figure, and what measures are in place to introduce a fast-track adaptation scheme specifically for palliative patients.

It is the statutory responsibility of the Health and Social Care Partnerships and NHS Health Boards to meet the need of any individual assessed as needing home adaptations and therefore, the Scottish Government do not hold this information. Information collected from Public Health Scotland does not include diagnostic related information on the patients experiencing a delay to their discharge, so it is not possible to specifically identify cancer patients experiencing a delay from the delayed discharges dataset.

With regards to introducing a fast-track adaptation scheme please note that as set out in our Housing to 2040 strategy, we are taking forward a review of the current housing adaptations system to consider how the process can be streamlined, made easier and quicker for people who need adaptations, including palliative patients.

Question reference: S6W-43188

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 26 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has purchased any Starlink products from SpaceX, and, if so, whether it will provide details of this.