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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 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 1 November 2025
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Question reference: S6W-39001

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 10 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what actions its Marine Directorate has taken when vessels have failed to meet the economic link requirements, and how many vessels have been subject to quota payback as a result since 2019.

Question reference: S6W-39007

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 10 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how much additional fishing quota has been returned to Scotland via the quota payback process in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S6W-39006

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 10 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what mechanisms are in place to allow fishing vessel owners to appeal a finding of non-compliance with the economic link requirements.

Question reference: S6W-39004

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 10 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to review or revise the current economic link policy to better reflect Scotland’s fishing communities and onshore processing needs.

Question reference: S6W-39005

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 10 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, on average, what proportion of landings by Scotland-registered vessels are currently landed in Scotland, and how this has changed since the introduction of the economic link requirements.

Question reference: S6W-39000

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 10 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many fishing vessels have been found to be non-compliant with economic link requirements in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S6W-38998

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 10 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether its Marine Directorate publishes data annually on economic link compliance and quota payback, and, if it does not, whether it will consider doing so to improve public oversight of the policy.

Question reference: S6W-38748

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 4 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what the percentage mortality was of naturally produced (a) salmon ova, (b) alveins, (c) fry, (d) parr and (e) smolts in each year since 2021.

Question reference: S6W-38752

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 3 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what the total number was of (a) passengers, (b) cars, (c) coaches and (d) commercial vehicles, carried by (i) the MV Alfred and (ii) other vessels on the Arran ferry route between 18 April 2024 and 12 June 2025.

Question reference: S6W-38755

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 3 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many scheduled sailings were (a) provided and (b) cancelled, broken down by incident, on (i) the MV Alfred and (ii) other vessels on the Arran ferry route between 18 April 2024 and 12 June 2025.