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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 MSPs 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: S7W-04111

Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 08 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 5 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many vacant special care dentistry posts there are in each NHS board, and what steps it is taking to address any workforce shortages.

Question reference: S7W-04107

Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 08 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 5 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what procedures and guidelines are in place for providing special dentistry care with regard to patient preferences.

Question reference: S7W-04110

Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 08 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 5 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what funding has been allocated to special care dentistry services in each NHS board in each year since 2021-22.

Question reference: S7W-04106

Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 08 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 5 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of reported shortages of special care dentistry staff on patient access to treatment in NHS Grampian.

Question reference: S7W-04109

Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 08 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 5 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what improvement plans it has implemented or expects to implement to improve access to special care dentistry for people in rural communities.

Question reference: S7W-04112

Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 08 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 5 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether there is sufficient specialist special care dentistry capacity to meet demand.

Question reference: S7W-04108

Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 08 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 5 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many special care dentists there have been in each NHS board in each year since 2021-22.

Question reference: S7O-00306

Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 September 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of projected costs and savings associated with its proposed restructuring of local government.

Question reference: S7W-03160

Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 10 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 23 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether NHS Scotland Assure has received, reviewed or approved any technical derogations from, or deviations to, the ventilation standards set out in SHTM 03-01 in relation to the open-plan treatment spaces within the ANCHOR Centre or the Baird Family Hospital and, if so, whether they were based on historical environmental data from older NHS facilities.

NHS Scotland Assure is not responsible for approving derogations on a project; this is the responsibility of the NHS Board.

NHS Assure has been involved in the review of proposals relating to ventilation arrangements within the open-plan treatment area of the ANCHOR Centre as part of its wider assurance role on the project.

The relevant assurance work remains subject to ongoing review and consideration of operational controls, standard operating procedures, risk assessments and supporting evidence. The Scottish Government understands that no final assurance conclusion has yet been reached through the current process.

Question reference: S7W-03161

Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 10 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 22 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish all risk assessments, clinical review notes and comparative benchmarking documentation in which Aberdeen Maternity Hospital and older oncology units were used as baseline metrics for the ANCHOR Centre or the Baird Family Hospital during NHS Scotland Assure Key Stage Assurance Reviews (KSARs).

Documentation supporting the ongoing assurance process for both facilities continues to be developed, reviewed and updated as the programme progresses. Assurance work relating to the open-plan treatment area within the ANCHOR Centre remains ongoing and includes consideration of operational procedures, ventilation arrangements, risk assessments and analysis of patient and infection data.

Decisions regarding the publication of operational records and project documents relating to the Baird Family Hospital and ANCHOR Centre are a matter for NHS Grampian, which is responsible for delivery of the programme. Requests for information are considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and other relevant legislation.