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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.

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Question reference: S6W-42157

Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Independent
Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 November 2025
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 4 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the Good Food Nation key groups, for what reason each member of each group was included; what the application process for membership was, and what payment members are entitled to.

We have not set out any Good Food Nation key groups. We have established a Ministerial Working Group on Food, which consists of ministers whose portfolio touches on food policy, as well as an official level working group. Both of these groups are strictly for managing the internal workings of government and improving cross-portfolio collaboration. One of the main aims of the Good Food Nation (Scotland) Act 2022 is to ensure joined up and coherent policy making in relation to food. This will require extensive engagement with a wide range of stakeholders within and outwith the Scottish Government to ensure the views of those with an interest are taken into account. This will include agricultural stakeholders and food producers as they all have a key part to play in meeting the ambitious Outcomes set out in the national Good Food Nation Plan, particularly around ensuring our food and drink sector is prosperous, diverse, innovative and vital to national and local economic and social wellbeing.

Question reference: S6W-42158

Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Independent
Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 November 2025
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 4 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the Good Food Nation key groups, what the remit is of each group, and how often each shall meet.

Question reference: S6W-42160

Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Independent
Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 November 2025
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 4 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the Good Food Nation key groups, which sectors each group will take evidence from, including whether they will hear from the (a) beef, (b) arable dairy and (c) aquaculture sector.

Question reference: S6W-42159

Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Independent
Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 November 2025
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 4 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the Good Food Nation key groups, what contact each group will have with industry producers.

Question reference: S6W-42162

Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Independent
Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 November 2025
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 4 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the Good Food Nation key groups, whether the remit of each group will include food security.

Question reference: S6W-42161

Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Independent
Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 November 2025
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 4 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the Good Food Nation key groups, how each group will seek to advance the interests of food producers.

Question reference: S6W-42249

Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Independent
Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 December 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 17 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the total costs of any work that it has undertaken in relation to the matters detailed in the Scottish Information Commissioner Decision 279/2025 (Written evidence to James Hamilton’s investigation into the First Minister under the Ministerial Code), including the cost of (a) any (i) internal and (ii) external legal advice, (b) its officials' time and (c) any other spending related to these matters, and what its estimate is of the potential cost of appealing the decision to the Court of Session, should it decide to do so.

Question reference: S6W-42250

Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Independent
Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 December 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 17 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether it would be appropriate for it to appeal the Scottish Information Commissioner Decision 279/2025 (Written evidence to James Hamilton’s investigation into the First Minister under the Ministerial Code) in order to postpone the disclosure of the information that it wrongly withheld until after the Scottish Parliament election in May 2026, and whether it plans to seek guidance from the Permanent Secretary on these matters.

Question reference: S6W-42251

Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Independent
Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 December 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 17 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what funding (a) it has and (b) any Scottish public agencies have provided to the Offshore Solutions Group, which is developing the Moray FLOW-Park, in each year since the company was founded in 2020.

Question reference: S6W-42252

Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Independent
Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 December 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 17 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what communication its ministers have had with Crown Estate Scotland regarding the provision of financial support for the Offshore Solutions Group in relation to its proposal to develop the Moray FLOW-Park; whether Crown Estate Scotland advised its ministers of any intention to provide financial support, and whether it will publish any correspondence with Crown Estate Scotland on these matters.