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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: S6T-02780

Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 01 December 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that over 1,200 women have been treated for female genital mutilation in Glasgow in the past five years.

Question reference: S6T-02782

Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 01 December 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in response to the National Timber Group entering administration.

Question reference: S6F-04493

Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 01 December 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 December 2025

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S6F-04495

Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 01 December 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 December 2025

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S6F-04502

Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 01 December 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 December 2025

To ask the First Minister what funding is in place to ensure that the A9 dualling project is completed by the target date of 2035.

Question reference: S6F-04505

Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 01 December 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 December 2025

To ask the First Minister whether he will provide an update on whether the Scottish Government will instigate a direct award to Ferguson Marine for the replacement of MV Lord of the Isles.

Question reference: S6F-04511

Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 01 December 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 December 2025

To ask the First Minister whether he will provide an update on the Scottish Government's latest engagement with the UK Government regarding any impact on poverty levels in Scotland of the freeze to Local Housing Allowance.

Question reference: S6F-04494

Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 01 December 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 December 2025

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S6W-42188

Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 November 2025
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 1 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the public consultation as part of Fisheries Management Plan measures, when it expects the management plans to come into force.

The fisheries policy authorities intend to deliver the Fisheries Management Plans (FMPs) according to the timescales set out in Annex A of the Joint Fisheries Statement.

The current public consultation on 11 draft FMPs for demersal fish stocks will run for 16 weeks, closing on 11 March 2026. Following the consultation, responses will be analysed and FMPs will be amended ahead of publication later in 2026.

A significant amount of work on the remaining Scottish-led FMPs, including two Nephrops and eight pelagic stocks, has already been completed and consultations will be launched next year.

Question reference: S6W-42036

Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 November 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 1 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on the reasons for any applications to the Future Farming Investment Scheme not being approved.

There were many reasons why applications were not considered eligible for grant supporting. These were:

One or more items applied for not fundable (multiple unrelated items applied for as a single entry/incomplete description/no supporting animals for item/no lengths, areas etc.)
Application email provided was not valid
Business declared their business didn't deliver any of the Scottish Governments Vision for Agriculture
Failed the Active Farmer/Crofter BPS test
No other Support Scheme Claims
No Single Application Form Submitted
Not Registered & Approved for Funding
Didn't Comply With Whole Farm Plan requirements for BPS
Payment Holds Applied To Business
Agricultural Area Less than 3 hectares
Previous Capital Grant Scheme Claim Refused
Declared New Entrant but evidence showed not meeting FFIS definition
Declared Young Farmer but evidence showed not meeting FFIS definition
Declared Organic Land but evidence showed not meeting FFIS definition
Declared they were a medium sized business to obtain higher grant than entitled to
Declared they were a large business to obtain higher grant than entitled to
Declared they were a small business but farmed area greater than 30 hectares
Declared that more than 50% of their agricultural business was on a tenancy but wasn't
Declared they were island based but weren’t
Did not declare previous SACGS/CAGS Payment
Recoverability Safeguard Not Passed (level of outstanding debt to SG)
Applied for more than their maximum grant eligibility

Businesses that were eligible were then scored against the schemes objectives: business efficiency, business sustainability, environmental protection, greenhouse gas reduction, climate adaptation, as well as public good.

FFIS was a competitive scheme and businesses which met all verification checks and scored highest against scheme objectives were ultimately granted funding.