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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-04901

Asked by: Adam Harley, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 09 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 23 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what guidance is provided to (a) NHS boards, (b) GPs and (c) acute care practitioners for recognising, managing and referring patients suspected of having Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS).

Question reference: S7W-04913

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 the Future Farm Investment Scheme will be continued after 2026 and, if so, what arrangements it is making to fund the scheme.

Question reference: S7W-04905

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 09 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 23 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many and (b) what proportion of patients referred for upper gastrointestinal endoscopy with suspected coeliac disease were seen within six weeks in each of the last three years, broken down by NHS board.

Question reference: S7W-04909

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) how much it plans to allocate to the fund as an initial endowment, (b) whether any ScotWind revenues will be used for this purpose, and, if so, what (i) proportion and (ii) amount, and (c) when a final decision will be made.

Question reference: S7W-04907

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 09 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 23 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many people registered with the Gluten-free Food Service have received an annual review in the last 12 months, broken down by NHS board.

Question reference: S7W-04885

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, given that it owns approximately half of the Plantations on Ancient Woodland Sites in Scotland, what assessment it has made of its responsibility to demonstrate best practice in the restoration of publicly owned and managed Plantations on Ancient Woodland Sites, and whether it considers that it is meeting that responsibility.

Question reference: S7W-04926

Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh North Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 09 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 23 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-38389 by Jenni Minto on 16 June 2025, what timeline has been put in place to develop regulations under the Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016, which will remove applications for exhumation from the courts.

Question reference: S7W-04925

Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 09 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 23 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it is considering reopening the Adult Social Care Displaced Worker Scheme, which closed to applicants in August 2026.

Question reference: S7W-04896

Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 09 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 23 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent to date under the £2 Bus Fare Cap scheme on subsidising airport bus services.

Question reference: S7W-04884

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 what criteria are used to determine which Plantations on Ancient Woodland Sites are selected for restoration, and where the resulting decisions are documented for land management purposes.