Parliamentary questions
Gillian Mackay
183 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
23 Jun 2026 · First Minister's Question
Question to be taken in Chamber.
17 Jun 2026 · Portfolio Question
To ask the Scottish Government when it will implement management measures for inshore Marine Protected Areas and Priority Marine Features.
9 Jun 2026 · First Minister's Question
Question to be taken in Chamber.
2 Jun 2026 · Portfolio Question
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on banning the use of Prestwick airport by the US military.
26 May 2026 · First Minister's Question
Question to be taken in Chamber.
12 Mar 2026 · First Minister's Question
Question to be taken in Chamber.
10 Mar 2026 · Portfolio Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will introduce a licensing system for local authorities to address the growing number of vaping shops.
10 Mar 2026 · SPCB Oral Question
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether MSP staff and SPS staff will benefit from the new national bank holiday introduced to mark Scotland’s participation in the men's football World Cup.
25 Feb 2026 · Portfolio Question
To ask the Scottish Government how it is ensuring that newly built housing is adaptable for future needs.
19 Feb 2026 · First Minister's Question
Question to be taken in Chamber.
19 Feb 2026 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that bank nursing staff working with children and young people in psychiatric units have appropriate training.
Answer · Tom Arthur: The Scottish Government remains committed to ensuring that all children and young people who require access to services are able to receive the best possible care and support wherever possible and benefit from healthcare services that are safe, effective and …
12 Feb 2026 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to help GPs decarbonise their physical estates.
Answer · Neil Gray: It is for individual NHS Boards to develop and implement plans to decarbonise their estates, including GP surgeries. The Scottish Government is contributing funding to support boards with this work.The Scottish Government established the NHS Scotland Sustaina…
12 Feb 2026 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to support GP surgeries to (a) improve energy efficiency and (b) reduce their carbon footprint.
Answer · Neil Gray: It is for individual NHS Boards to develop and implement plans to decarbonise their estates, including GP surgeries. The Scottish Government is contributing funding to support boards with this work.The Scottish Government established the NHS Scotland Sustaina…
11 Feb 2026 · General Question
To ask the Scottish Government how the population health framework will help to tackle the commercial determinants of health.
29 Jan 2026 · First Minister's Question
Question to be taken in Chamber.
15 Jan 2026 · First Minister's Question
Question to be taken in Chamber.
13 Jan 2026 · Portfolio Question
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to ensure that future farm policy aligns with Scotland’s climate and biodiversity targets, in light of the concerns raised by environmental stakeholders regarding the agricultural reform process.
8 Jan 2026 · First Minister's Question
Question to be taken in Chamber.
23 May 2025 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government when the specification and guidance for the provision of environmental control equipment was last updated.
Answer · Paul McLennan: To the extent such systems are addressed under Scottish Building regulations, such provisions were updated as part of the February 2023 publication of Scottish Building Standards Technical Handbooks and supporting documents.Provisions relating to the control …
23 May 2025 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to update the specification and guidance for the provision of environmental control equipment.
Answer · Paul McLennan: To the extent such systems are addressed under Scottish Building regulations, such provisions form part of the current review of energy standards.This review will consult on detailed proposals for change later this year, with the intent of confirming changes …
22 May 2025 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-36837 by Maree Todd on 6 May 2025, whether it is its policy to use non-residential social care charging to reduce the demand for social care support, which those in need are entitled to by law.
Answer · Maree Todd: Ministers recognise the very challenging financial landscape across health and social care but remain committed to making progress regarding the removal of non-residential charging in partnership with others.Ongoing engagement work has made clear there is var…
14 May 2025 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what work it has undertaken on (a) each of the actions under priority 1 and (b) action 4.1 under priority 4 of the Mental Health and Capacity Reform Programme: Delivery Plan: October 2023 – April 2025.
Answer · Maree Todd: We are committed to upholding human rights and enabling people who lack capacity to live well, with choice and control over their own lives, as well as any care, treatment, or wider assistance they might need. We are grateful to those who responded to our Adu…
7 May 2025 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will write to the UK Government to expedite the review being conducted by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) on tovorafenib, to ensure that it can be made available to patients in Scotland as soon as possible.
Answer · Jenni Minto: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-37553 on 27 May 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/w…
7 May 2025 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will write to the UK Government to seek clarity on what steps can be taken to expand access to tovorafenib.
Answer · Jenni Minto: The regulations for the licensing, safety and efficacy of medicines are reserved to the UK Government and are the responsibility of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). For a medicine to be routinely prescribed in the UK, it firstly…
7 May 2025 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what evaluation it has made of whether tovorafenib can be made permanently available to patients in Scotland.
Answer · Jenni Minto: Tovorafenib does not currently have a marketing authorisation from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). It is the responsibility of individual pharmaceutical companies to apply to the MHRA for a marketing authorisation. If a marketi…
7 May 2025 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what efforts it can make to ensure that access to tovorafenib can be widened in Scotland.
Answer · Jenni Minto: Tovorafenib does not currently have a marketing authorisation from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). Before a company can place a medicine on the market in the UK it has to obtain regulatory approval by submitting data demonstrat…
10 Apr 2025 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to deliver a pilot of the minimum income guarantee for unpaid carers, as set out in the recent proposal by Carers Scotland and IPPR Scotland.
Answer · Shirley-Anne Somerville: The Scottish Government welcomes the work done by Carers Scotland and IPPR Scotland on a Minimum Income Guarantee pilot for unpaid carers.We recognise the importance of unpaid care, which is why we made a Programme for Government commitment to work with the i…
10 Apr 2025 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress on its work with COSLA in relation to abolishing non-residential social care charges in the current parliamentary session.
Answer · Maree Todd: The Scottish Government continues to discuss options on non-residential social care charges with CoSLA and other partners whilst acknowledging the challenging financial context and ongoing pressure across the system. The charges people pay can vary across the…
10 Apr 2025 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has undertaken of any impact of non-residential social care charges on the uptake of social care by people eligible or already in receipt of social care.
Answer · Maree Todd: The Scottish Government has been working with CoSLA to look at options for removing non residential care charging. Given pressures being faced across the system, this has focussed on financial analysis but has also included modelling on potential increases in…
10 Apr 2025 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it remains committed to abolishing all non-residential social care charges in the current parliamentary session, and, if so, by what date all such charges will be abolished.
Answer · Maree Todd: The Scottish Government is working with COSLA to explore possible options for removing non-residential social care charges within the current budget settlement as part of ongoing social care improvement and reform activity.