Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Patient Reported Experience Measure in Maternity and Neonatal services for capturing the experiences of bereaved families who hav

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with LINK on the criteria used to assess communities for Banking Hubs in towns such as Larkhall.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking through the Pride in Place Programme to support the long-term economic regeneration of town centres in Scotland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department provides to Neighbourhood Boards in Scotland to ensure local communities can effectively maximise Pride in Place funding.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions she has had with devolved Administrations on the recruitment and retention of GPs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of support available to households in Scotland for energy costs, particularly in rural and semi-rural communities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of Universal Credit claimants in Hamilton and Clyde Valley constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of levels of child poverty in Hamilton and Clyde Valley constituency; and what steps his Department is taking to reduce those levels.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces veterans reside in Hamilton and Clyde Valley constituency; and what support his Department provides for veterans’ mental health in Scotland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Lanarkshire AI Growth Zone on Scotland's computing capacity and artificial intelligence infrastructure.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of barriers to digital connectivity in Scotland.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on Scottish households of the removal of VAT from electricity bills from October.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what Barnett consequentials will arise from the decision to cap single bus fares in England at £2; and when he expects these consequentials to be available to devolved governments.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions the Department has had with the Scottish Government regarding opportunities for new nuclear power in Scotland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions the Ministry has had with the Scottish Government regarding match funding for the two Defence Technical Excellence Colleges in Scotland; and what assessment he has made of the potential implicati

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of potential opportunities the Defence Technical Excellence College programme can provide for apprenticeships and advanced technical training, national security and regional economic d

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what changes he plans to make to UK procurement rules to support the Government's commitment to increase domestic purchasing.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential opportunities for Scottish industries arising from the Government's commitment to increase domestic procurement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Israeli counterpart on the treatment of Palestinian healthcare workers in detention.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made on the next steps laid out in the Animal Welfare Strategy for England, published on December 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of curent levels of access to omaveloxolone for patients with Friedreich's ataxia on NHS costs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases in registration fees charged by the General Pharmaceutical Council on the pharmacy workforce; and if she will hold discussions with

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance her Department provides to (a) NHS employees considering retire-and-return arrangements regarding the potential effect of accessing their NHS pension on their future contractual redun

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing (a) transitional protections and (b) alternative arrangements for long-serving NHS employees who retired, accessed their NH

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has had discussions with Nuvation Bio about bringing clinical trials of Safusidenib to the UK for patients with IDH1-mutant Astrocytomas who have previously received radiothe