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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for ��˿�� to get factual and statistical information.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

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Question reference: S6W-39349

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 July 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 30 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-39073 by Jamie Hepburn on 14 July 2025, how many times it has consulted non-government organisations when answering written parliamentary questions in each year since May 2021, broken down by the (a) name of the organisation and (b) date that it contacted them.

Question reference: S6W-39396

Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 July 2025
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 30 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to publish the national service specification for substance use treatments and support services.

Question reference: S6W-39256

Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 July 2025
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 30 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether there is national training and guidance for health settings regarding Alcohol Brief Interventions (ABIs).

Question reference: S6W-39378

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 July 2025
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 30 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the information provided in response to Freedom of Information request 202500455118, whether GFG Alliance secured finance following the "critical date" of 5 November 2024.

Question reference: S6W-39377

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 July 2025
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 30 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what the purpose is of the personal guarantee that it has from Sanjeev Gupta, as stated in its response to Freedom of Information request 202500455118.

Question reference: S6W-39284

Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 10 July 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 30 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many buses were ordered under each round of the Scottish Green Bus Fund, broken down by (a) manufacturer and (b) place of manufacture.

Below is a list of how many buses were ordered under each round of the Scottish Green Bus Fund broken down by manufacturer. As previously advised in answers to questions S6W-38725 and S6W-38726 on 3 July 2025, the Scottish Government does not collect data on the locations in which vehicles are manufactured.

All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at /chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers

Round 1

Alexander Dennis Ltd

25 ADL Enviro 400

19 ADL Enviro 350H

4 ADL Enviro 200

Round 2

Alexander Dennis Ltd

9 ADL Enviro 400

Optare

3 Optare Solo

Volvo

10 Volvo 7900H

Round 3

Alexander Dennis Ltd

3 ADL Enviro 350H

Optare

1 Optare Solo

Volvo

20 Volvo 7900H

Round 4

Alexander Dennis Ltd

18 ADL Enviro 400 (with Volvo B5LH chassis)

Volvo

14 Volvo 7900H

Round 5

Alexander Dennis Ltd

29 ADL Enviro 400

58 ADL Enviro 200

Optare

6 Optare Solo

Volvo

20 Volvo 7900H

Wrightbus

30 Wrightbus Streetlite

Round 6

Alexander Dennis Ltd

26 ADL Enviro 400

Volvo

20 Volvo B5LH

Round 7

Alexander Dennis Ltd

25 ADL Enviro 400

Optare

1 Optare Electric

Volvo

6 Volvo B5LH

Round 8

Alexander Dennis Ltd

125 ADL Enviro 400

3 ADL Enviro 200

Question reference: S6W-39254

Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 July 2025
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 30 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish its response to the national review of Alcohol Brief Interventions (ABIs).

The Scottish Government is engaging widely on the creation of a new approach to care and support for people impacted by alcohol. The recommendations made in the Public Health Scotland review of ABI are a key component of our engagement.

Our aim is to publish our new approach in 2026. This will include actions for re-affirming our commitment to brief interventions in all settings as well as how we will meet the recommendation to embed conversations about alcohol over 10 years.

Question reference: S6W-39282

Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 10 July 2025
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 30 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider introducing a national programme to re-engage the reported increasing number of people diagnosed with HIV who have disengaged with HIV care.

The latest data on people living with HIV in Scotland and not attending for HIV treatment and care can be found in Public Health Scotland’s (PHS) HIV in Scotland surveillance report, which is available at: In their report, PHS noted that changes to service delivery during and since the COVID-19 pandemic mean that the reported proportion of diagnosed individuals receiving treatment may be an underestimate. Work is currently underway, led by PHS, to better understand the cohort of individuals who are no longer engaged with HIV specialist services and, therefore, not in receipt of treatment and care. This exercise will refine and improve the accuracy of this reporting and will inform the next phase of our HIV transmission elimination efforts beyond 2026.

The Scottish Government has committed to rolling out Emergency Department opt-out testing for blood borne viruses in the areas of highest diagnosed prevalence, which will identify undiagnosed patients as well as providing an opportunity to re-engage patients who are not currently in care.

Question reference: S6W-39285

Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 10 July 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 30 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many of the buses funded through the Scottish Zero Emission Bus Challenge Fund and Scottish Ultra-Low Emission Bus Scheme were the model, Alexander Dennis (a) Enviro400EV, (b) Enviro200EV, (c) Enviro100EV, (d) Enviro400 MMC and (e) Enviro200 MMC.

Question reference: S6W-39235

Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 10 July 2025
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 30 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-37247 by Angela Constance on 6 May 2025, and if it is the case that the peer review of the final report into the dual role of the Lord Advocate has concluded as anticipated, when a decision on the related consultation will be made, and when this consultation will begin.