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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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 25 November 2025
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Question reference: S6W-42160

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Independent
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 November 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 10 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the Good Food Nation key groups, which sectors each group will take evidence from, including whether they will hear from the (a) beef, (b) arable dairy and (c) aquaculture sector.

Question reference: S6W-42157

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Independent
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 November 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 10 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the Good Food Nation key groups, for what reason each member of each group was included; what the application process for membership was, and what payment members are entitled to.

Question reference: S6W-42161

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Independent
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 November 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 10 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the Good Food Nation key groups, how each group will seek to advance the interests of food producers.

Question reference: S6W-42158

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Independent
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 November 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 10 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the Good Food Nation key groups, what the remit is of each group, and how often each shall meet.

Question reference: S6W-42162

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Independent
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 November 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 10 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the Good Food Nation key groups, whether the remit of each group will include food security.

Question reference: S6W-41913

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Independent
  • Date lodged: Friday, 14 November 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 19 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether the Public Health Scotland Board (a) currently receives and (b) formerly received regular updates regarding the uptake rates of the winter flu vaccine, and, if it no longer receives these updates, who decided to discontinue this practice, and for what reason.

Question reference: S6W-41923

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Independent
  • Date lodged: Friday, 14 November 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 1 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether NatureScot has attended meetings of the Highland Council steering group that is dealing with the issues of seagull management, and, if not, for what reason.

Question reference: S6W-41916

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Independent
  • Date lodged: Friday, 14 November 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 1 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether its position on the transfer of children's vaccinations to GPs by NHS Highland due to proceed in April 2026 has changed, and whether it will provide a detailed statement of the timetable for the processes involved in the transfer of this service to GPs.

Question reference: S6W-41918

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Independent
  • Date lodged: Friday, 14 November 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 1 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the hybrid system of vaccinations of NHS Highland shared between its teams and GPs, what the estimated annual (a) extra costs of maintaining a dual system and (b) costs of each of the two parts of the service are, in each of the next five years.

Question reference: S6W-41925

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Independent
  • Date lodged: Friday, 14 November 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 1 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding NatureScot's work on the issue of gull management, whether it has confidence in its CEO and Chair.