Miles Briggs

26 May 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what criteria will be used to determine which food items are included amomg the 20 to 50 essential food items liable to the price cap proposed in the 2026 Scottish National Party manifesto.

Answer · Tom Arthur: The final list of items to be covered by the legislation will be determined by consultation and engagement.

26 May 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when mental health triage cars will operate in every region.

Answer · Maree Todd: Scottish Ministers will be considering options with the Scottish Ambulance Service to increase the availability of this service across Scotland, this will be informed by an evaluation of the current three sites funded by the Scottish Government in Glasgow, In…

26 May 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it met its November 2021 commitment to ensure that, by 2026, at least 1,000 people each year are publicly funded to go to residential rehabilitation.

Answer · Maree Todd: In Public Health Scotland's report published on 09 December 2025 they state that 998 Scottish residents started a residential rehabilitation placement in 2023-24 and that "... the data submissions suggest that the Scottish Government has already come close to…

26 May 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when the review of standards in place for cancer waiting times will commence and conclude.

Answer · Angela Constance: The Scottish Government commitment to carrying out a clinically led review of latest data and evidence to determine whether there is merit in specific additional or alternative cancer waiting times standards for different types of cancer and cancer treatment …

26 May 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when all recommendations in the Independent External View of Skye, Lochalsh and South-West Ross Out of Hours Services Final Progress Report, relating to Portree Hospital, will be implemented.

Answer · Angela Constance: NHS Highland has made sustained progress against the 15 recommendations set out in Sir Lewis Ritchie’s report. Most of the recommendations have now been fully implemented, with the remainder either partially implemented or progressed.The nature of a sma…

26 May 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when endometriosis will formally be recognised as a chronic long-term condition.

Answer · Maree Todd: We are committed to ensuring that endometriosis is recognised as a chronic condition and that women with endometriosis experience a continuum of care.Phase Two of the Women’s Health Plan, published in January, committed to aligning the Endometriosis Car…

26 May 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when the proposed "Molly’s Suite" for paediatric palliative care will open.

Answer · Alison Thewliss: The Scottish Government supports the development of a paediatric palliative care suite in Greater Glasgow and Clyde. We want to ensure that children and young people receive high quality palliative care and that their families and carers have flexible support…

26 May 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when NHS pay parity for hospice staff will be fully implemented.

Answer · Alison Thewliss: Hospices play an invaluable role supporting patients and families at the most difficult time in their lives and we remain committed to supporting them.The budget for 2026-27 includes £9.4 million to support independent hospices and help ensure that hosp…

26 May 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when trials for the community diagnostic “one-stop shops” will open.

Answer · Angela Constance: We are scoping options for heart and lung MOTs in community locations. This is about ensuring that we can identify those most at risk of lung and heart disease earlier, and provide the support that people need as a result.Further information on heart and lung…

26 May 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when the national review of maternity services will conclude.

Answer · Angela Constance: The safety of our maternity services is a priority to this government, which is why we have committed to undertake an independent review of maternity services in Scotland. I will shortly be setting out a statement to Parliament detailing what the review will …

26 May 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when the strengthened power of attorney system will be introduced.

Answer · Maree Todd: We are committed to strengthening the Adults with Incapacity system in Scotland, including Powers of Attorney, with a specific focus on enhancing the rights and protections of people affected by incapacity law.We are working with an Expert Working Group to de…

26 May 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when the independent report into maternal mortality among black and Asian women in Scotland will be published.

Answer · Maree Todd: Tackling racialised health inequalities is a priority for this government and we recognise the disparities in outcomes for black and ethnic minority women in Scotland.We published the Tackling Racialised Health Inequalities in Maternity Care action plan on 6 …

26 May 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when work on the paediatric long term conditions framework will begin.

Answer · Maree Todd: Children have their own distinct healthcare needs and paediatric services require their own approach. Our Programme for Government for 2026-27 will be put to the Parliament in due course.We also recognise the need to ensure that transitions from paediatric se…

26 May 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when the proposed “health MOTs” for over-40s will begin.

Answer · Angela Constance: I refer the member to the answer to question S7W-00519 on 8 June 2026. 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…

26 May 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the Scottish National Party 2026 manifesto commitment, when additional stroke rehabilitation gyms supported through Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland will open.

Answer · Angela Constance: We are committed to ensuring that people who have suffered strokes receive the best possible care and recognise high quality, person-centred rehabilitation as a key component of this. An increased focus on rehabilitation is also a key component of our Stroke …

26 May 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when the planned 24/7 thrombectomy service with national coverage will become operational.

Answer · Angela Constance: We remain committed to the delivery of a 24-7 thrombectomy service and Public Services Delivery Scotland are currently working with NHS Boards to fully establish the resources required to deliver this. Once this is established, we will work at pace to develop…

26 May 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when the review of IVF provision in Scotland will conclude.

Answer · Maree Todd: The Scottish Government has committed to commissioning a review of NHS IVF provision in the first 100 days of this parliamentary session. We are currently considering the scope of the review.

26 May 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when "Isla’s Principles", to ensure that children and young people presenting with potential cancer symptoms receive prompt diagnoses, will be fully implemented across NHS Scotland.

Answer · Angela Constance: The Scottish Government has commissioned the Centre for Sustainable Delivery to develop Isla’s Principles, a campaign to promote clinical guidance and support for clinicians to follow best practice in decision-making and communication with patients and …

26 May 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when all maternity hospitals will have dedicated miscarriage care spaces.

Answer · Maree Todd: All 14 NHS Boards in Scotland have confirmed that patients experiencing miscarriage at any stage of pregnancy are seen in a separate private space appropriate for bereavement.

26 May 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when cardiac arrest rescue zones will begin operating nationwide.

Answer · Maree Todd: Save a Life for Scotland is responsible for delivering Cardiac Arrest Rescue Zones (CARe Zones), which operate at a local authority level.Following a successful pilot in Dumfries and Galloway, the Scottish Government has funded Save a Life for Scotland to est…

26 May 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when the temporary reduction in power of attorney registration fees will begin.

Answer · Neil Gray: The Scottish Government is considering plans to deliver the commitment to temporarily reduce the power of attorney registration fees within this parliamentary term, and will engage with relevant stakeholders to do so.

26 May 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when free swimming lessons for every primary school child will be fully available across the country.

Answer · Maree Todd: The Scottish Government is working in close partnership with COSLA and Scottish Swimming to deliver a national programme of free swimming lessons for all primary school children. A School Swimming Working Group, chaired by the Scottish Government and COSLA, h…

26 May 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when the Long Term Conditions Framework for adults will be published.

Answer · Maree Todd: The Scottish Government is committed to improving the experience of those living with long term conditions in Scotland. That is why we have committed to continue working with people with lived experience, the third sector and clinicians to develop our way for…

26 May 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when the commitment in the 2026 Scottish National Party manifesto to install 1,250 additional defibrillators will commence being delivered.

Answer · Maree Todd: The installation of an additional 1,000 to 1,250 defibrillators will be led by Save a Life for Scotland (SALFS), which received £1 million in 2025-26 to begin purchasing the first tranche of devices.Installation will be coordinated alongside the rollout…

26 May 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when Martha’s Rule will be rolled out across all NHS boards.

Answer · Angela Constance: Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) established a short-life working group in March 2026 to collaborate with all NHS Boards and key partners in developing robust, consistent guidance for the implementation of Martha’s Rule. The group is co-designing a…

26 May 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government by what date the planned increase in cataract procedures through National Treatment Centres will be achieved.

Answer · Angela Constance: The National Treatment Centres are currently delivering one cataract every 30 minutes as per the Royal College of Ophthalmologists’ guidelines.

26 May 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when the MyCare.scot app will be fully rolled out nationally.

Answer · Angela Constance: MyCare.scot was rolled out nationally across Scotland from April 2026. It is accessible via a web browser. A downloadable mobile app will also be available through app stores from early summer.Users of MyCare.scot are able to securely access and view key elem…

26 May 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the Scottish National Party 2026 manifesto commitment to deliver a new NHS dental workforce training package for international dentists, when this will be introduced.

Answer · Alison Thewliss: Development of the training package for internationally-qualified dentists is being delivered by Public Services Delivery Scotland and we anticipate this will be introduced in the current financial year.

26 May 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when the new Community Low Vision Service to allow patients with visual impairment that cannot be managed through glasses, lenses or surgery, to be supported be community optometrists instead of hospitals, will be available nationwide.

Answer · Alison Thewliss: We are not currently in a position to provide a timescale for when the Community Low Vision Service will be fully rolled out across Scotland. However, this is a critical priority and I can confirm that work has resumed on the design and development phases of …

26 May 2026 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when refurbishment works at Caithness General Hospital will be completed.

Answer · Angela Constance: I refer the member to the answer to question S7W-00484 on 8 June 2026. 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…