Chamber and committees

FFIS was delivered entirely within existing Scottish Government staffing resources. No additional staff were appointed or recruited and no additional staffing costs were incurred. The scheme was prioritised and delivered by existing staff capacity for a defined period, in line with normal business practice.

I refer the member to the answers to questions S6O-05097 on 5 November 2025 and S6W-41741 on 21 November 2025.

The Future Farming Investment Scheme was a pilot scheme and we are now looking at what we do in the future, taking on board the concerns raised, to make sure we continue to support the agriculture sector. We will review the scheme to better understand what worked and where improvement to any potential future scheme could be made, to ensure it is more tightly targeted for any future rounds.

Decisions on any potential future funding rounds of the Future Farming Investment Scheme have not taken place. If the scheme was to be run again, the Scottish Government would engage with stakeholders to determine any changes to the scheme.

No, individual feedback is not available to businesses. However, businesses can email the FFIS team if they have concerns.

In the event any businesses offered funding choose not to accept their offer of grant, offers will be made to the next highest scoring businesses to ensure full use of the scheme budget.

The Scottish Government does not record this data.

I refer the member to the answer to S6W-41743 on 18 November 2025. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers.

Computers were used to process applications, as they are with all agricultural grant applications. Assessment work was led by the Agricultural Development Team, supported by staff from across the RPID area office network.

The Scottish Government does not record this data.