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It has been a critical aim of the Scottish Government over a number of years to improve interoperability within health and social care. We recently passed the Care Reform (Scotland) Act 2025, which includes the introduction of mandatory information standards across systems to support this aim. Details of the legislation can be found here: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2025/9/enacted.

COSLA and Scottish Government, along with NES, are working together to develop and deliver MyCare.scot. COSLA are joint owners of our Digital Health and Care Strategy and previously committed to supporting delivery of the Digital Front Door Programme and by extension, MyCare.scot. COSLA also represents local authorities in that. The member can find more information about the strategy here: https://www.gov.scot/publications/scotlands-digital-health-care-strategy/.

The Scottish Government would like to see this site open and accessible for the public to enjoy, however it is vital that this only happens when it is safe to do so. Since Duddingston Low Road was closed in February 2025, there have been six instances of rockfall which have impacted the site.

Any further questions regarding operational matters of sites managed by Historic Environment Scotland, including queries relating to access in Holyrood Park, are best answered directly by Historic Environment Scotland.

I have asked Historic Environment Scotland to write to the member with a full reply to his question.

The information requested by the Member can be found in the ScotRail Peak Fares Permanent Removal Outline Business Case, published on Transport Scotland website: ScotRail Peak Fares Permanent Removal Outline Business Case

Following the conclusion of the Peak Fares Removal Pilot, Scottish Ministers have always been clear that further initiatives on peak fares would be considered if Budget was available. Through the Programme for Government, we have confirmed that permanently abolishing ScotRail peak fares will be funded as part of a balanced Scottish Government budget.

I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-41047 on 15 October 2025. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers.

I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-41047 on 15 October 2025. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers.

I can confirm that enabling people to re-order prescriptions are a core part of the plans for future functionality of MyCare.scot. Scotland’s Digital Prescribing and Dispensing Programme (DPDP) is a critical dependency for this functionality. The full business case for this programme is currently progressing through the appropriate national governance and will establish timescales that will allow for this functionality.

The introduction of the MyCare.scotapp marks a significant milestone in the long-standing ambition of the Scottish Government to introduce a digital health and care record.

Local authorities delivering the Caledonian System act as Data Controllers and manage Caledonian clients’ information according to their own data policies. They share limited data within the national database, and any data shared does not include addresses and phone numbers, which remain stored locally. Participants must update contact details with their supervising officer and shared location data is restricted to the local authority level to protect identities. The court order or licence will require the person to engage with a justice social worker for the purposes of delivery of the programme and such engagement is likely to include remaining contactable, with a breach of the order or licence being a potential consequence of a lack of engagement.