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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 23 June 2025
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Question reference: S6W-29052

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 12 August 2024

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 27 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many licence applications NatureScot received for the culling of (a) Greylag, (b) pink-footed and (c) Canada geese in (a) 2022-23 and (b) 2023-24, broken down by local authority area.

Question reference: S6W-29056

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 August 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 27 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether the topic of Scottish independence was discussed in the meeting between the Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture and the Ambassador of Thailand on 29 February 2024.

Question reference: S6W-29059

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 August 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 26 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether the topic of Scottish independence was discussed in the meeting between the Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture and Nathalie Loiseau MEP on 23 January 2024.

Question reference: S6W-29045

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 12 August 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 26 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-12374 by Humza Yousaf on 5 December 2022, whether the cytosponge diagnostic service is now available in all island NHS boards.

Question reference: S6W-29054

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 12 August 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 26 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-15885 by Angus Robertson on 24 March 2023, whether the National Records of Scotland remains committed to maintaining a website for the Scottish Register of Tartans, in light of its digital strategy, and, if so, whether it now has plans to modernise the user interface of the website.

Question reference: S6W-29038

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 12 August 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 26 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many vacancies currently exist for NHS non-Executive Whistleblowing Champions, broken down by NHS board.

Question reference: S6W-29060

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 August 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 26 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether the topic of Scottish independence was discussed in the meeting between the Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture and David McAllister MEP on 24 January 2024.

Question reference: S6W-29058

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 August 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 26 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether the topic of Scottish independence was discussed in the meeting between the Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture and the Irish Ambassador to the EU on 23 January 2024.

Question reference: S6W-29061

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 August 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 26 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether the topic of Scottish independence was discussed in the meeting between the Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture and Terry Reintke MEP on 24 January 2024.

Question reference: S6W-29057

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 August 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 26 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether the topic of Scottish independence was discussed in the meeting between the Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture and Simon Coveney TD on 17 January 2024.