- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 12 August 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Angus Robertson on 30 August 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans to establish an international office in Warsaw.
Answer
Our plans to open an office in Warsaw will be considered as part of the wider review of government spending. It is necessary to ensure resources are used economically, efficiently and effectively, and high levels of scrutiny are applied to expenditure.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 August 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Angus Robertson on 30 August 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether any civil servants are still working on additional publications as part of the Building a New Scotland series, in light of a new First Minister being sworn in on 8 May 2024, and, if so, whether it can provide details of any ongoing work and associated costs.
Answer
Yes. The First Minister will set out his priorities in the new Parliamentary term and these plans will be announced in due course.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 August 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Angus Robertson on 28 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 Bulgaria on 19 February 2024.
Answer
The topic of Scottish independence was not discussed.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 12 August 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Fairlie on 27 August 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it still plans to bring forward its proposed Crofting Bill before the end of the current parliamentary session.
Answer
The Scottish Government is committed to reforming crofting law, subject to agreement by parliament, to support the future of crofting. The Scottish Government sets out its legislative agendas for each year in the respective Programme for Government.
A consultation on proposals for crofting law reform was launched on 6 June 2024, and will close on 2 September 2024. Throughout July and August, officials have held public events throughout the crofting counties, which have been well attended with positive discussion.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 12 August 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
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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.
Answer
The information you requested is as follows:
Region | Year | Greylag | Pink-footed | Canada |
Aberdeen | 2022 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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Angus | 2022 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | | | |
Argyll and Bute | 2022 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | | | |
City of Edinburgh | 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | | |
Clackmannanshire | 2022 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | | |
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles) | 2022 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | | |
Dumfries and Galloway | 2022 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | | |
Dundee City | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | | |
East Ayrshire | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0[ST1] |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | | |
Falkirk | 2022 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | | | |
Fife | 2022 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | | | |
Highland | 2022 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| | | | |
Midlothian | 2022 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | | |
Moray | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | |
Orkney Islands | 2022 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| | | | |
Perth and Kinross | 2022 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | | |
Renfrewshire | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | | |
Shetland Islands | 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | | |
South Ayrshire | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NatureScot also publishes information on licensing data on their website at https://www.nature.scot/doc/summary-licensing-data
[ST1]These two areas need splitting out with figures for each of the three years requested. Even if they are zero for all species like South Ayrshire.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 August 2024
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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.
Answer
The topic of Scottish independence was not discussed.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 12 August 2024
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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.
Answer
Service innovation and redesign are central to the future of NHS, and the CytoSCOT programme is an excellent example of how innovation in diagnostic services can support patients to access alternatives to traditional endoscopy closer to home, helping to reduce demand on health services.
NHS Scotland’s Centre for Sustainable Delivery (CfSD) continues to support island Health Boards to implement this service, with NHS Orkney and NHS Shetland expected to begin roll out later this year.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 August 2024
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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 MEPs from the European Parliament’s Culture and Education (CULT) Committee on 24 January 2024.
Answer
The topic of Scottish independence was not discussed.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 August 2024
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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 Minister-President of Flanders on 25 January 2024.
Answer
The topic of Scottish independence was not discussed.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 August 2024
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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 Ambassador of Austria to the EU on 25 January 2024.
Answer
The topic of Scottish independence was not discussed.