David Linden

14 May 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it promotes menopause cafes.

Answer · Maree Todd: The Scottish Government has taken a number of steps to promote menopause resources and support, including Menopause Cafes.For example, Menopause Café, the charity, are promoted on the Women’s Health Platform on NHS Inform and the then Minister fo…

14 May 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many social homes have been built in Glasgow in each year since 2007.

Answer · Shirley-Anne Somerville: From April 2007 to December 2025, the Affordable Housing Supply Programme has supported the delivery of 23,634 homes in Glasgow City Council area with 16,237 being for social rent.A table showing the number of social and affordable approvals, starts and compl…

14 May 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of the neonatal workforce.

Answer · Angela Constance: The Scottish Government’s role is to provide strategic leadership for NHS Scotland to ensure a sustainable NHS workforce. Operational matters relating to workforce recruitment and retention, including the neonatal workforce, are the responsibility of in…

14 May 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to promote financial education in the curriculum.

Answer · Mairi McAllan: The Scottish Government recognises the importance of Financial Education in equipping learners with key life skills. Financial Education is embedded in the curriculum in Scotland through numeracy and mathematics, business studies and personal and social educa…

14 May 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce waiting lists for child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS).

Answer · Maree Todd: The Scottish Government has been working closely with Heath Boards to ensure a wide range of actions are in place to reduce waiting lists for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). This includes increasing funding over recent years to expand ser…

14 May 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde regarding future refurbishment works and estate improvements at Lightburn Hospital.

Answer · Angela Constance: The 2025-26 budget and Programme for Government set out current infrastructure investment commitments for acute sites, and this was reconfirmed in the Infrastructure Delivery Pipeline published on 13 January.The financial position is expected to remain challe…

14 May 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to reduce NHS audiology waiting lists.

Answer · Alison Thewliss: The Scottish Government has accepted the findings of an Independent Review of Audiology Services in Scotland and we published our response to implementing the recommendations of the review in May 2025, which can be found here: Independent Review: Scottish Gov…

14 May 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much Pupil Equity Funding has been allocated to schools in Glasgow in each of the last five years.

Answer · Mairi McAllan: The full PEF allocations for Glasgow schools in the last five years are set out in the following table. 2026-27 PEF allocations will be published in due course.YearAllocation2021-22£26,626,90412022-23£23,208,4952023-24£23,208,4952024-25&poun…

14 May 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding the number of trading standards officers employed by local authorities in Scotland, and what assessment it has made of this.

Answer · Hannah Mary Goodlad: Trading standards officers are appointed by local authorities in order to deliver their statutory obligations. Scottish Government does not centrally record workforce data.Whilst it is up to each local authority to manage its own day-to-day business, includin…

14 May 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what policies it has in place to support and encourage the maintenance of residential tenement buildings.

Answer · Shirley-Anne Somerville: Owners of tenement properties have a shared responsibility to maintain the tenement. The Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 introduced powers for local authorities to pay a missing share on behalf of an owner who is unwilling or unable to contribute to costs of comm…

14 May 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what leasing arrangements are in place for Shettleston Police Station.

Answer · Neil Gray: The Scottish Government does not hold information on the lease arrangements for Shettleston Police Station.The management of the Police Scotland estate is an operational matter, and is the responsibility of the Chief Constable under the scrutiny of the Scotti…

14 May 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many road traffic collisions involving electric scooters, electric bikes and pedestrians there have been in each year since 2016.

Answer · Stephen Flynn: Data on collisions which cause injury and take place on the road network, including adjacent pavements and cycle lanes, is collected by Police Scotland as part of the Great Britain-wide dataset known as STATS19.The following tables provide the number of injur…

14 May 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many rail passengers have used (a) Easterhouse, (b) Garrowhill, (c) Shettleston, (d) Carntyne, (e) Baillieston, (f) Mount Vernon and (g) Carmyle stations in each year since 2022, and what assessment it has made of these figures.

Answer · Stephen Flynn: This is an operational matter for ScotRail. The Member may wish to contact ScotRail directly for the information.In addition, the Office for Rail and Road (ORR) publishes statistical information on station usage on its website, which can be accessed here: Est…

14 May 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to promote apprenticeships (a) in bricklaying and (b) overall.

Answer · Ben Macpherson: The Scottish Government supports Skills Development Scotland (SDS) and training providers to work with employers to raise awareness of the benefits of apprenticeships to their business.SDS promote all types of apprenticeship opportunities, including bricklayi…

14 May 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the supply and demand for allotments in Glasgow.

Answer · Jim Fairlie: The provision of allotments is the responsibility of local authorities as set out in the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 (“the 2015 Act”), Part 9.Section 111 of the 2015 Act requires local authorities to maintain a waiting list of person…

14 May 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what policies are in place to reduce fuel poverty in Glasgow.

Answer · Stephen Gethins: Global events continue to reinforce the impact of high energy prices such as Russia’s illegal full-scale invasion of Ukraine and the crisis in the Middle East. However, other factors are at play such as the UK’s disastrous decision to leave the Eu…

14 May 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what disability adaptations are in place in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde facilities to accommodate female wheelchair users who require smear tests.

Answer · Angela Constance: GP practices are funded to provide cervical screening services as part of their contractual arrangements with NHS boards, and are responsible for ensuring that services are accessible to patients, including those with disabilities.Practitioners working with p…

14 May 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the average overall change in rail fares paid per passenger for services to or from stations in Glasgow since peak rail fares were abolished on 1 September 2025.

Answer · Stephen Flynn: Work is currently underway to evaluate the long-term effects of removing peak fares for good and the Scottish Government expects to be able to share initial findings later this year, allowing time to take account of seasonal variations in travel patterns and …