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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.

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Question reference: S6W-42162

Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Independent
Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 November 2025
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 4 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-42157

Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Independent
Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 November 2025
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 4 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.

We have not set out any Good Food Nation key groups. We have established a Ministerial Working Group on Food, which consists of ministers whose portfolio touches on food policy, as well as an official level working group. Both of these groups are strictly for managing the internal workings of government and improving cross-portfolio collaboration. One of the main aims of the Good Food Nation (Scotland) Act 2022 is to ensure joined up and coherent policy making in relation to food. This will require extensive engagement with a wide range of stakeholders within and outwith the Scottish Government to ensure the views of those with an interest are taken into account. This will include agricultural stakeholders and food producers as they all have a key part to play in meeting the ambitious Outcomes set out in the national Good Food Nation Plan, particularly around ensuring our food and drink sector is prosperous, diverse, innovative and vital to national and local economic and social wellbeing.

Question reference: S6W-42185

Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 November 2025
Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 4 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the £620,000 of funding that it has provided to improve the understanding of, and support for, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), whether it will provide information on how the money has been allocated and spent in the (a) financial year 2024-25 and (b) current financial year to date.

In the financial year 2024-25, we provided £216,500 of grant funding to the FASD Hub in Scotland which provides support, training and advice to families, carers and professionals supporting children affected by FASD. This hub is the first of its kind in the UK.

We also provided the Fetal Alcohol Advisory Support and Training Team (FAASTT) with grant funding of £403,500 to allow the delivery of training to improve knowledge, attitudes and confidence in professionals working with individuals with FASD.

Both organisations have been allocated the same amount of funding in 2025-26 to continue to deliver the activity outlined above.

Question reference: S6O-05281

Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 December 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, in light of reports that the NHS board is dealing with a much higher rate of flu patients compared with previous years.

Question reference: S6O-05277

Asked by: Maggie Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 December 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is taking to address the reported legal aid crisis, to ensure that people in the North East Scotland region are able to access support.

Question reference: S6O-05275

Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 December 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what action it has taken to support Forth Valley College’s Alloa campus, in light of the recent reported concerns that it may be closed for financial reasons.

Question reference: S6O-05282

Asked by: Davy Russell, MSP for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 December 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to Shelter Scotland statistics stating that there are 109,000 families on waiting lists for social housing.

Question reference: S6O-05276

Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S6O-05278

Asked by: James Dornan, MSP for Glasgow Cathcart, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 December 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide further details of the December Carer’s Allowance Supplement payment, including its anticipated impact on carers and how it will ensure that all eligible carers receive their payment promptly.

Question reference: S6O-05280

Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 December 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it gives to the gendered impact of debt in its child poverty and social security policies.