Questions and answers
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-41982
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 November 2025
- Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 2 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its position regarding the reported community request to introduce an entry fee for non-residents at the Calanais Standing Stones Visitor Centre, to support the site's long-term care.
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Question reference: S6W-41896
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 November 2025
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 2 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what role the Minister for Business and Employment has in ensuring transparency and accountability in any public sector support for floating offshore wind developments.
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Question reference: S6W-42063
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 November 2025
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 1 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many times a person has appeared in court on a charge of cruelty and unnatural treatment of children, as per the definition in the Scottish Crime Recording Standard: Crime Recording and Counting Rules, and received a (a) custodial and (b) non-custodial sentence, in each year since 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-42060
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 November 2025
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 1 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many times a person has appeared in court on a charge of serious assault, as per the definition in the Scottish Crime Recording Standard: Crime Recording and Counting Rules, and received a (a) custodial and (b) non-custodial sentence, in each year since 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-42067
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 November 2025
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 1 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many times a person has appeared in court on a charge of the production manufacture or cultivation of drugs and possession with intent to supply, as per the definition in the Scottish Crime Recording Standard: Crime Recording and Counting Rules, and received a (a) custodial and (b) non-custodial sentence, in each year since 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-42065
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 November 2025
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 1 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many times a person has appeared in court on a charge of sexual crimes, as per the definition in the Scottish Crime Recording Standard: Crime Recording and Counting Rules, and received a (a) custodial and (b) non-custodial sentence, in each year since 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-42064
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 November 2025
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 1 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many times a person has appeared in court on a charge of domestic abuse, as per the definition in the Scottish Crime Recording Standard: Crime Recording and Counting Rules, and received a (a) custodial and (b) non-custodial sentence, in each year since 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-42069
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 November 2025
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 1 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many times a person has appeared in court on a charge of death by careless driving when under the influence of drink or drugs, as per the definition in the Scottish Crime Recording Standard: Crime Recording and Counting Rules, and received a (a) custodial and (b) non-custodial sentence, in each year since 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-41899
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 November 2025
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 1 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether the Minister for Business and Employment has (a) commissioned or (b) reviewed any analysis of the potential impact of floating offshore wind activity on other marine-related businesses and employment.
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Question reference: S6W-42062
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 November 2025
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 1 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many times a person has appeared in court on a charge of possession of an offensive weapon, as per the definition in the Scottish Crime Recording Standard: Crime Recording and Counting Rules, and received a (a) custodial and (b) non-custodial sentence, in each year since 2021.
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