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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-41335

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 5 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will produce an island communities impact assessment to evaluate any impact of its proposed Air Departure Tax on island communities.

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: Answered by Gillian Martin on 4 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.

The offshore wind projects within Scottish territorial waters which are operational are detailed in the following table alongside the number of turbines in each. The Scottish Government doesn’t hold further detail on the number of turbines which are active at any given time.

Location	Operational Projects	Turbines
Within 12nm	Aberdeen Bay - Vattenfall	11
	Beatrice Offshore Windfarm	84
	Kincardine Offshore Wind Farm	5
	Levenmouth Demonstration Turbine	1
	Neart na Gaoithe	54
	Robin Rigg	58

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: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 4 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To ask the Scottish Government on how many occasions National Entitlement Cards have been (a) suspended and (b) rescinded in each year since 2021, also broken down by National Entitlement Card scheme.

(a) The following table below shows the number of cardholders, who had their entitlement to free bus travel suspended, each year from 2021 to 2025 (as of 31 October 2025), broken down by Scheme.

Year	Older and Disabled Persons’ Scheme	Young Persons’ Scheme	Total
2021	1	N/A	1
2022	3	0	3
2023	1	1	2
2024	2	3	5
2025	4	0	4

(b) As part of standard processes, cards are cancelled and "hotlisted" within the Card Management System used by Local Authorities. This is for a number of reasons, most commonly when a replacement card is ordered (e.g. to replace lost, broken cards etc), the existing card will be cancelled, however, we do not record this particular data.

Question reference: S6W-41039

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 4 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government when it will seek to schedule a parliamentary debate on fishing, in light of the commitment of the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands in the Parliament on 18 February 2025.

Subject to Parliamentary time being available, our intention remains to seek a debate on fisheries before the end of the year. It is recognised that the fishing sector is currently facing a range of challenges, and a Parliamentary debate would be a valuable opportunity to discuss these issues. Any proposals for Government business in Parliament are subject to consideration by the Bureau and approval by the Parliament.

Question reference: S6W-41145

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 09 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 4 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it took any legal advice when preparing its paper, A Fresh Start with Independence.

Question reference: S6W-41496

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 27 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 3 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government on how many occasions recipients of the Carer's Allowance Supplement 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.

Question reference: S6W-41501

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 27 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 3 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government on how many occasions recipients of the Funeral Support 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.

Question reference: S6W-41492

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 27 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 3 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government on how many occasions recipients of the Scottish Child 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.

Question reference: S6W-41498

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 27 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 3 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government on how many occasions recipients of the Carer Support 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.

Question reference: S6W-41489

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 27 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 3 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government on how many occasions recipients of the Best Start Grant Early Learning 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.

Social Security Scotland publishes benefit specific information on overpayments in their Annual Report and Accounts. It does not publish data on the number of occasions, or the amounts, where individual recipients of the Best Start Grant Early Learning Payment have been required to repay either part or all of the payment. As such, this information is not available broken down by year or local authority area.