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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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 21 August 2025
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Question reference: S6W-34965

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 13 February 2025

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 13 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many people employed by (a) Forestry and Land Scotland, (b) Scottish Forestry and (c) NatureScot in each year since 2021-22 earned more than the gross national median weekly earnings for 2024-25, broken down by (i) full-time and (ii) part-time staff.

Question reference: S6W-34969

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 13 February 2025

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 13 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what sub-regional offices were operated by (a) Scottish Forestry, (b) Forestry and Land Scotland and (c) NatureScot as of 31 December 2024, and how much has been budgeted to run each office in 2024-25.

Question reference: S6W-34966

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 13 February 2025

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 13 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how much in total was paid in (a) salaries and (b) expenses to members of the executive board of (i) Forestry and Land Scotland, (ii) Scottish Forestry and (iii) NatureScot in each year since 2021-22. 

Question reference: S6W-35285

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 27 February 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 11 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government on how many days the Campbeltown-Ardrossan ferry service has (a) been operational and (b) not been operational, during the summer timetable period in each year since 2021.

Question reference: S6W-34578

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 06 February 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 6 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to review the location of its network of international offices, with a view to adding an office in the Middle East.

Question reference: S6W-34574

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 06 February 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 6 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding support is available in 2025-26 for Scottish cultural organisations seeking to tour across the UK.

Question reference: S6W-34581

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 06 February 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 6 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it still plans to open an international office in Warsaw, and, if so, when it will open; how many staff will be based there, and what its annual running costs will be.

Question reference: S6W-34580

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 06 February 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 6 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many of its international offices held (a) Burns Night and (b) St Andrew’s Day celebrations in the last year.

Question reference: S6W-35091

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 21 February 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 5 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-27451 by Fiona Hyslop on 23 May 2024, what repair works have been completed, broken down by date, and what works (a) are still to be completed and (b) have since been identified, also broken down by the (i) the cost and (ii) date of completion of these works.

Question reference: S6W-34896

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 February 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 4 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, further to its news release of 1 December 2017, 800 more GPs for Scotland, and the commitment set out in it that it would "aim to increase the number of GPs in Scotland by at least 800 over the next decade", how many GPs have been permanently recruited to date, broken down by NHS board.