Questions and answers
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
Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.
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Question reference: S7W-00156
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 May 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 4 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on (a) its commitment to increasing the number of GPs across Scotland by at least 800 by 2027, and (b) the current number of GPs who have been recruited since this commitment was made.
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Question reference: S7W-00155
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 May 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 4 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the R100 broadband upgrade programme will be completed by 2028.
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Question reference: S7W-00173
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 May 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 4 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how many homes have been acquired via its Rural Affordable Homes for Key Workers fund to date since the scheme was announced.
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Question reference: S7W-00160
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 May 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 4 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the significant demand in the first round of funding of the Future Farming Investment Scheme, for what reason it has reduced the proposed funding available ahead of the second round of funding.
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Question reference: S7W-00153
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 May 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 4 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many investigations were carried out in each of the last two years under the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2021; how many led to a report being made to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service and how many subsequent (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions there were, broken down by how many people convicted were given a (i) fine and (ii) custodial sentence.
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Question reference: S7W-00154
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 May 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 4 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many premises (a) have been connected and (b) are waiting to be connected to broadband through Project Gigabit in the Highlands and Islands region, broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S7W-00157
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 May 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 4 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding has been invested in the maintenance of the A83 Rest and Be Thankful, broken down by cost category, in each year since 2007.
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Question reference: S7W-00172
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 May 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 4 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how much of the Rural Affordable Homes for Key Workers fund has been spent to date since the scheme was announced.
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Question reference: S7W-00161
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 May 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 4 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what the highest (a) fine and (b) custodial sentence imposed were in each of the last two years under the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2021; how many people received these and, in each case, how this compared with the maximum sentence that was available.
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Question reference: S7W-00159
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 May 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 4 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to update its Respiratory Care Action Plan 2021-2026.
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