Portfolio Questions

Justice 1. Meghan Gallacher S7O-00385 To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the Fund to Leave initiative, following reports that funding has not been made available to families since June. 2. Marie McNair S7O-00386 To ask the Scottish Government what its estimated timescale is for introducing the Damages (Scotland) Bill, as committed to in the Programme for Government 2026-31. 3. Michelle Campbell S7O-00387 [Not Lodged] 4. Daniel Johnson S7O-00388 To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to monitor the use of e-bikes in residential areas. 5. Katy Clark S7O-00389 To ask the Scottish Government whether it has provided the emergency funding for organisations supporting victims and survivors that it committed to in the Programme for Government 2026-31. 6. Rachael Hamilton S7O-00390 To ask the Scottish Government whether any consultation or risk assessment was carried out prior to the closure of the Duns road policing department. 7. Kim Schmulian S7O-00391 To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to applying the approach and practices used in Operation Begonia to other vulnerable groups. 8. Katherine Sangster S7O-00392 To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of projected population growth on its decisions regarding the allocation of police resources. 9. Angela Ross S7O-00393 To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve the identification and recording of child criminal exploitation. 10. Lloyd Melville S7O-00394 To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support Police Scotland in improving the visibility of community policing and response times to incidents in towns, including in Carnoustie and Monifieth. Health and Care 1. Pauline Stafford S7O-00395 To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with West Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership and NHS Lothian regarding the availability of respite care for children with complex medical needs in West Lothian. 2. Joe Fagan S7O-00396 To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the Monklands Replacement Project. 3. Bob Doris S7O-00397 To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the COVID-19 and flu winter vaccination programme. 4. Holly Bruce S7O-00398 To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure the availability of safe and suitable alternative placements for children requiring care, and what support it provides to social work services experiencing acute capacity shortages. 5. Collette Stevenson S7O-00399 To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve public health in East Kilbride, including through its proposed reform of health and social care services. 6. Colin Beattie S7O-00400 To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to expand care at home and community-based services in order to prevent avoidable hospital admissions. 7. David Green S7O-00401 To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve access to chronic pain services. 8. Fulton MacGregor S7O-00402 To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support people with Paediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome and Paediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections, commonly referred to as PANS and PANDAS. 9. Mark Ruskell S7O-00403 To ask the Scottish Government what steps it will take to ensure that people waiting for an ADHD or autism assessment are not adversely impacted by its planned integration of NHS boards. 10. Alan Brown S7O-00404 To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the upward trend in drug-related death statistics for East Ayrshire.