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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-04560

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 October 2026
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 10 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will work with the Royal College of Emergency Medicine to agree a definition of corridor care.

We have established a national Corridor Care Reference Group, which includes representation from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, to support the development of an agreed definition of care in non-standard areas such as hospital corridors. Ministers and officials have also met recently with both the Royal College of Emergency Medicine and the Royal College of Nursing to hear their views and reaffirm our commitment to addressing corridor care.

Question reference: S7W-04535

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 October 2026
Current Status: Holding Answer by Ivan McKee on 10 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with staff and public sector trade unions regarding any changes to its policy of no compulsory redundancies within the civil service and wider public sector.

Question reference: S7W-04570

Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 October 2026
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 10 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, for what reason its Stroke Improvement Plan priorities, which have been identified as important to patients, were not reported in the latest stroke audit, and how progress made by the audit team and NHS boards in those priority areas is being monitored.

Question reference: S7W-04569

Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 October 2026
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 10 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of rehabilitation not being included in the latest Scottish Stroke Care Audit, for what reason it has not adopted rehabilitation audit processes that are in use and have been demonstrated to be effective elsewhere in the UK and Europe.

Question reference: S7W-04920

Asked by: Martyn Day, MSP for Falkirk East and Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 09 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 23 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to review the guidance provided to GP practices regarding access to children's medical information by separated parents who are both responsible for their care, and what action it is taking to ensure that children who live across more than one residence are not disadvantaged compared with children living at a single address.

Question reference: S7W-04914

Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 09 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 23 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding applicants who were unsuccessful in the 2025 Future Farm Investment Scheme, how it is ensuring that this will not disadvantage their applications to the 2026 scheme.

Question reference: S7W-04881

Asked by: Yi-pei Chou Turvey, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 09 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 23 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether any targets or key performance indicators are in place for the restoration of Plantations on Ancient Woodland Sites on publicly owned or managed land and, if so, when they were last met.

Question reference: S7W-04924

Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 09 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 23 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether NatureScot requires applicants seeking a licence to kill mountain hares for the purpose of falconry to carry out population surveys before a licence is issued.

Question reference: S7W-04916

Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 09 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 23 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide unsuccessful applicants to the 2026 Future Farm Investment Scheme with detailed feedback on why their application was unsuccessful.

Question reference: S7W-04910

Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 09 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 23 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its proposed ScotWind Wealth Fund, (a) what recurring revenue streams it plans to use to replenish its proposed ScotWind Wealth Fund, (b) what proportion of future seabed rental income it plans to ring-fence for the fund, and (c) when these funding arrangements will be confirmed.