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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-04802

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on the number of (a) registered and (b) approved training farriers in each local authority area in the Highlands and Islands region, and how that number has changed since 2017.

Question reference: S7W-04811

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Communication Workers Union's call for an emergency summit on the future of Royal Mail.

Question reference: S7W-04820

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what data it holds regarding food insecurity among (a) disabled people, (b) unpaid carers and (c) households containing a disabled person, broken down by (i) demographic group and (ii) local authority, and what assessment it has made of the impact of existing anti-poverty measures on these groups.

Question reference: S7W-04839

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in each year since 2021, how many medicines NHS Scotland purchased at a price above the NHS Scotland remuneration price, broken down by medicine type.

Question reference: S7W-04818

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how much has been (a) allocated to and (b) spent through the Scottish Welfare Fund in each of the last five financial years, broken down by (i) crisis grants and (ii) community care grants.

Question reference: S7W-04823

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of how the universal Welcome to School Bag scheme aligns with its Cash First approach to tackling poverty and supporting families experiencing financial hardship.

Question reference: S7W-04834

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many patients have been referred to the national remission programme in each year since 2021, broken down by NHS board.

Question reference: S7W-04805

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the difference in public funding available for farriery training to apprentices resident in Scotland compared with those in (a) England and (b) Wales.

Question reference: S7W-04838

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what levels of medicine supply to the NHS have been at risk of being unavailable, broken down by (a) drug and (b) treatment, in each year since 2021.

Question reference: S7W-04825

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to offer parents and carers the option of receiving an equivalent cash payment or voucher instead of a Welcome to School Bag.