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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: S6W-41551

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 October 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 11 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many onshore wind turbines are (a) in active operation and (b) inactive across Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-41553

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 October 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 11 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) onshore and (b) offshore wind turbines have been decommissioned in each year since 2021.

Question reference: S6W-41555

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 October 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 11 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on how many wind turbine blades have been sent to landfill in (a) Scotland and (b) elsewhere in the UK since 2021.

Question reference: S6W-41556

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 October 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 11 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government on how many occasions National Entitlement Cards have been (a) suspended and (b) rescinded in each year since 2021, also broken down by National Entitlement Card scheme.

Question reference: S6W-41550

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 October 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 11 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many ministerial directions it has issued in each year since 2021, broken down by the reason for each being issued.

Question reference: S6W-41557

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 October 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 11 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government for what reasons the retired MV Hebridean Isles vessel is being dismantled at a facility in Denmark and not in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-41554

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 October 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 11 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) onshore and (b) offshore wind turbines it anticipates will be decommissioned in each of the next five years.

Question reference: S6W-41552

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 October 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 11 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on how many offshore wind turbines within the 12-mile limit are (a) in active operation and (b) inactive in Scottish waters.

Question reference: S6W-41143

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 09 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 28 October 2025

Social Security Scotland does not currently publish statistics on Adult Disability Payment caseload broken down by both age and disability condition.

Social Security Scotland publishes Official Statistics by age and disability condition separately. The latest Adult Disability Payment statistics show that as of 31 July 2025 there were 5,025 clients aged 16-18 in receipt of Adult Disability Payment, around 1% of the total caseload.

For all age groups, the most common category of primary disabling conditions for people in receipt of Adult Disability Payment as of 31 July 2025 was Mental and Behavioural disorders (40% of the caseload), followed by Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (24%) and Diseases of the Nervous System (7%).

Official Statistics for previous years can be found on the Social Security Scotland website.

Question reference: S6W-41495

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 27 October 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 10 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government on how many occasions recipients of the Pension Age Disability Payment have been required to pay back (a) all or (b) some of the money that they have received from Social Security Scotland, broken down by (i) year and (ii) local authority area.