- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 February 2025
Submitting member has a registered interest.
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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.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to the question S6W-34961 on 13 March 2025. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 February 2025
Submitting member has a registered interest.
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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.
Answer
I refer to the member to the answer to question S6W-34961 on 13 March 2025. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 February 2025
Submitting member has a registered interest.
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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.
Answer
I refer to the member to the answer to question S6W-34961 on 13 March 2025. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 February 2025
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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.
Answer
The Campbeltown service operated on 146 days between June 2021 and September 2022. There were no services beyond this date due to the need to withdraw the route since that time.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 February 2025
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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.
Answer
There are currently no plans to open an office in the Middle East.
We will continue to work closely with Scottish Development International (SDI) and its network of trade and investment offices around the world, which includes offices in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 February 2025
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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.
Answer
The Scottish Government will provide an additional £20m to Creative Scotland for its Multi Year Funding programme in 2025-26. 193 of the 251 successful organisations that will be supported by Multi Year Funding are undertaking performances, exhibitions or events which include UK-wide tour dates.
Creative Scotland’s Open Fund for Organisations, with a total budget of £6m for 2025/26 funded by the National Lottery, will also allow applications from Scottish cultural organisations for UK tours of up to three venues.
The Scottish Government is also providing £4m additional funding for Scottish Festivals in 2025/26. This includes £3m to significantly increase the value and reach of our Festivals EXPO Fund, which supports the development of work that can be taken across the UK and internationally.
The EXPO fund will also continue to support the Made in Scotland programme. So far, 104 shows have toured to 44 countries with the support of Made in Scotland’s Onward Touring fund, with some shows even touring year on year since 2009.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 February 2025
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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.
Answer
The opening of a Scottish Government office in Warsaw is currently under review given ongoing budget pressures.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 February 2025
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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.
Answer
The Scottish Government's international offices all held both Burns Night and St Andrew's Day celebrations in the past year. These cultural celebrations have proven instrumental in fostering meaningful connections with international partners and engaging with Scotland's global diaspora. They provide valuable opportunities to showcase Scotland's rich cultural heritage while simultaneously advancing our trade and investment objectives.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 21 February 2025
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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.
Answer
A revised version of the maintenance programme listing, updated February 2025, can be found in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. Number 65666).
Table A lists the works completed in 2024-25 with the recorded construction costs indicated against the month in which the works were recorded as being finished, bearing in mind that some works could have taken several months to undertake.
Table B provides an updated listing of works that have been identified and included within the forward maintenance programme along with the current estimated construction costs. Some of works are already underway and others will be programmed over the coming months/years in line with our annual prioritisation process. The timing of these works is also subject to the availability of funding and operational constraints.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 February 2025
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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.
Answer
NHS Education Scotland (NES) are responsible for the publication of GP data in Scotland.
The most recent data from 30 September 2024 that was published on 3 December 2024 includes a breakdown of GP numbers by Health Board and can be found here. NHS Scotland workforce | Turas Data Intelligence