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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-04904

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 whether it will commission a national review of coeliac disease services, including an assessment of variation between NHS boards, workforce capacity and diagnostic performance measured against the 2026 British Society of Gastroenterology guidelines.

Question reference: S7W-04911

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 when the 2026 Future Farm Investment Scheme will open to applications.

Question reference: S7W-04903

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, further to its commitment to expand Hospital at Home capacity to 2,000 beds by December 2026 through investment announced in the 2025-26 Budget, (a) whether that target has been met, (b) how many Hospital at Home beds are in operation and (c) what assessment it has made of the impact of Hospital at Home on delayed discharge.

Question reference: S7W-04886

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 how much it has spent directly on the restoration of Plantations on Ancient Woodland Sites in each of the last 10 years, broken down by (a) publicly owned land and (b) publicly managed land.

Question reference: S7W-04894

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 which airport bus services are currently eligible for reimbursement under the £2 Bus Fare Cap scheme, and what assessment it has made of the total public expenditure attributable to these services.

Question reference: S7W-04921

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 what information it currently holds on the population of mountain hares, including any national and regional population trends since the measures relating to mountain hares under the Animals and Wildlife (Penalties, Protections and Powers) (Scotland) Act 2020 came into force in 2021.

Question reference: S7W-04912

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 details on the source of the funding for the Future Farm Investment Scheme in 2025 and 2026, including whether any funding was reallocated from other budgets or programmes to support the scheme, and if so, from which budgets or programmes.

Question reference: S7W-04915

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 how many farming or crofting businesses it anticipates will be supported by funding from the Future Farm Investment Scheme in 2026.

Question reference: S7W-04923

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 tree protection to carry out population surveys before a licence is issued.

Question reference: S7W-04882

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 assessment it has made of the impact of not having explicit targets or key performance indicators for the restoration of Plantations on Ancient Woodland Sites.