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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To ask the Scottish Government when any outstanding Scottish Upland Sheep Support Scheme payments for 2025-26 will be paid to applicants.
Submitting member has a registered interest.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is considering introducing a multi-year funding model for future Scottish Upland Sheep Support Scheme payments, and, if so, whether it is able to provide any details of this.
Submitting member has a registered interest.
To ask the Scottish Government what actions it is taking to increase the number of breeding (a) cattle and (b) sheep.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-35571 by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 18 March 2025, whether it will provide an update on its engagement with the Scotland Office regarding the proposed order under section 104 of the Scotland Act 1998 relating to changing marriages to civil partnerships.
To ask the Scottish Government how many public sector sites it anticipates will receive funding from Great British Energy to install solar panels, and how much funding it expects each site will receive.
To ask the Scottish Government what arrangements it has in place with Great British Energy to secure funding to install solar panels on (a) schools and (b) hospitals.
To ask the Scottish Government what total area has been burnt by wildfires in (a) Scotland and (b) each local authority area in each year since 2015.
To ask the Scottish Government what additional support it is providing to the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, in light of the recently reported wildfire incidents.
To ask the Scottish Government what public information campaigns are run when an extreme wildfire warning is issued.
To ask the Scottish Government what (a) support and (b) compensation is available to people affected by wildfires.