The Scottish Parliament

Question reference: S6W-43608

Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 February 2026
Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 18 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the provisions in the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024 to ban glue traps, what measures it will put in place to ensure that online retailers do not circumvent the ban by continuing to ship traps to customers in Scotland.

Section 2 of the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024 makes it an offence for a person to supply or offer for sale a glue trap, or to knowingly cause or permit an unauthorised person to do so.

These offences are liable on summary conviction to a maximum penalty of 12 months’ imprisonment, or a £40,000 fine, or both, or on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or to a fine (or both).

These offences and associated penalties will be fully communicated to the sector and retailers ahead of a ban coming into force.

Question reference: S6W-43565

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 February 2026
Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 18 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how much export revenue has originated from businesses in each local authority area, in each of the last five years.

Export Statistics Scotland is the primary source of export data in Scotland. ESS is designed for national and sectoral analysis, but does not provide estimates at local authority level. As such we do not hold the data requested.

Geographically disaggregated trade data is available in HMRC trade in goods data, but this only covers export of goods only (not services) it is not a complete measure of total export revenue. Furthermore, HMRC Regional Trade Statistics are also at higher geographies than at local authority level (e.g. UK national level).

Question reference: S6W-43606

Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 February 2026
Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 18 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what data it holds on the number of birds and other non-target species that have been trapped or died in glue traps since the introduction of the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024.

Question reference: S6W-43615

Asked by: Maggie Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Friday, 06 February 2026
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 18 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reported concerns regarding a greater need for agility and clear information, whether it will support SCOTS (Scottish Collaboration of Transportation Specialists) and others to develop a database of equipment, including vehicles and other kit, that can be mobilised to support local responses to severe weather events.

The Scottish Government recognises the importance of effective coordination, clear information and agility in responding to severe weather. We work closely with local authorities, SCOTS and resilience partners to strengthen preparedness and support local decision-making.

Mutual aid arrangements already enable partners to share equipment and expertise when required and are kept under review within our wider resilience framework. While understanding available assets can be beneficial, any proposal for a national equipment database would require careful consideration of scope, governance, cost and alignment with existing systems and responsibilities.

Transport Scotland engages extensively with winter service partners at local, national, and international levels and works closely with contractors and Scottish Government colleagues to plan and respond to network disruption. Through Multi-Agency Response Team (MART) arrangements with partners including the Met Office, Police Scotland and SCOTS, transport agencies coordinate operations, communications and recovery efforts to minimise disruption and support effective local and national responses during severe weather events.

Question reference: S6W-43607

Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 February 2026
Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 18 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made towards implementing a ban on the sale of glue traps, in light of the UK Parliament's completion of the process for applying the UK Internal Market Act's market access principles for the sale of such traps.

In order to ban the supply, and not just the use, of glue traps, the Scottish Government required an exclusion from the Market Access Principles under the Internal Market Act 2020 (“the IMA”).

The United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 (Exclusions from Market Access Principles: Glue Traps) Regulations 2025 was made on 29 January 2026 under section 10(2) of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020. However, the regulations do not come in to effect until 20 February 2026.

We will be communicating to stakeholders and industry our plans to bring into force the ban on use, sale and possession of glue traps in Scotland once the regulations to implement the exclusion from the IMA have come in to effect.

Question reference: S6W-43778

Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S6W-43641

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 February 2026
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 17 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many non-UK-owned fishing vessels, including vessels operating under foreign flags, (a) visited and (b) transhipped catches in (i) Ullapool, (ii) Lochinver, (iii) Scrabster and (iv) Lerwick ports in (A) 2024 and (B) 2025.

The number of vessels visiting i.e. entering port but not landing, was,

Port/Year	2024	2025
Lerwick	71	121
Lochinver	9	12
Scrabster	5	6
Ullapool	0	1

Note, Lerwick experiences significant numbers because Norwegian vessels take advantage of a tax exemption on fuel.

Transhipment refers to landing direct to another vessel. There were no vessels transhipping in the ports. There were the following landings, i.e. where a vessel lands to a lorry or market.

Port/Year	2024	2025
Lerwick	48	16
Lochinver	170	163
Scrabster	100	120
Ullapool	10	2

Question reference: S6W-43587

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 09 February 2026
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 17 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-43013 by Neil Gray on 27 January 2026, regarding the additional £135.5 million allocated to planned care in 2025-26, whether it plans to baseline this funding into 2026-27.

In 2025-26, we allocated £135.5 million to Health Boards, directing this funding towards specialties experiencing the longest waits. The most recent data demonstrates that this targeted investment is delivering improved outcomes for patients across Scotland. This funding has not been baselined for 2026-27.

Looking ahead to 2026-27, we will build on the progress already achieved. Up to £100 million will be available to support further reductions in waiting times and to enhance patient flow across the Health System, ensuring continued improvement in access to care.

Question reference: S6W-43632

Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 February 2026
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 17 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the (a) availability and (b) adequacy of (i) specialist support, (ii) clinical pathways and (iii) peer support services for people with functional neurological disorder (FND) in (A) Scotland, (B) rural areas and (C) the Highlands, and what steps it is taking to improve (1) awareness of, and training on, FND within NHS Scotland and (2) the patient experience for people diagnosed with FND.

The provision of healthcare services is the responsibility of local NHS Health Boards, taking into account national guidance, local service needs and priorities for investment.

The Scottish Government has not specifically assessed the provision of clinical or peer support services for people with FND in Scotland.

NHS boards self-evaluated against the General Standards for Neurological Care and Support in 2024, to identify local strengths and weaknesses and prioritise areas for improvement. All are progressing improvement plans for neurology services and many of these include actions related to improving services for people with FND.

A National Pathway for FND was published in May 2024 via the Centre for Sustainable Delivery. This has been produced to support clinical staff to effectively diagnose and manage FND and provide patients with better access to evidence-based treatment, across Scotland.

We are working with clinical partners to improve the delivery of services for people with neurological conditions such as FND. Through our Neurological Care & Support Framework 2020-25, we funded NHS Lothian to create a clinical FND network to improve clinical pathways, provide education and training to other healthcare professionals and a relapse service for people with FND.

We also funded NHS Grampian to pilot GP Pathways for FND Education, and supported the production of national, publicly-accessible information on FND via the neurosymptoms.org website and digital tool, a NHS dissociative seizures app, and through NHS Inform.

In November 2025 we delivered a FND seminar with the Scottish Centre for Sustainable Delivery attended by over 300 health and social care professionals. Clinical teams from four Scottish health boards presented their work in sustaining and growing FND services.

We will continue to work with health and social care providers to promote models of care that lead to successful patient outcomes for people with FND.

Question reference: S6W-43625

Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 09 February 2026
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 17 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what the total amount of business rate income received from onshore renewable energy installations was in (a) 2023-24 and (b) 2024-25, broken down by (i) technology type, including onshore wind, solar and battery energy storage systems, and (ii) local authority area.

Table 1 shows estimated non-domestic rates income from onshore electricity generators in 2023-2024, and Table 2 in 2024-2025.

As we cannot reliably identify electricity generators, or specifically renewable electricity generators, Tables 1 and 2 do not present a total for each council area.

We have identified electricity entries in the valuation roll by the ‘core’ variable listed therein, and classified energy sources by the ‘description’ variable. In most cases, the description shows the energy source or type of subject (where the subject relates to transmission or distribution). Where the description identifies a subject as an electricity generator, but does not clarify the energy source, this is listed under ‘other generators.’ Electricity entries which do not specify whether they relate to generation or not are listed as ‘other electricity,’ and this category may also include distribution and transmission subjects.

Under the Non-Domestic Rating (Valuation of Utilities) (Scotland) Order 2005, South Lanarkshire Council is responsible for the billing of designated electricity utilities (generation, distribution, and transmission). As a result, the figures presented for South Lanarkshire include estimates of non-domestic rates income for designated generation entries located across Scotland.

Figures are rounded to the nearest £10,000. Where a figure is greater than zero, but would round down to zero, this is marked as “[low]”.

Table 1: Estimated non-domestic rates income from electricity generators in 2023-2024, by council area (£)

Council area	Wind	Solar	Hydro	Biomass	Landfill gas	Other generators	Other electricity
Aberdeen City	30,000	0	0	0	0	0	340,000
Aberdeenshire	7,050,000	0	0	0	0	0	4,510,000
Angus	300,000	60,000	80,000	30,000	20,000	0	0
Argyll and Bute	0	0	0	0	0	3,730,000	0
City of Edinburgh	0	0	0	0	0	[low]	0
Clackmannanshire	0	0	0	0	0	10,000	0
Dumfries and Galloway	5,800,000	0	0	0	0	2,850,000	260,000
Dundee City	40,000	0	0	0	0	0	60,000
East Ayrshire	540,000	0	0	0	0	260,000	0
East Dunbartonshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
East Lothian	0	0	0	0	0	30,270,000	0
East Renfrewshire	0	0	0	0	0	300,000	0
Falkirk	520,000	0	0	0	0	90,000	0
Fife	0	0	0	0	0	1,300,000	400,000
Glasgow City	0	0	0	0	0	1,440,000	0
Highland	10,740,000	0	4,310,000	0	0	7,840,000	10,000
Inverclyde	0	0	0	0	0	300,000	0
Midlothian	0	0	0	0	0	1,180,000	0
Moray	6,010,000	0	0	0	0	0	2,750,000
Na h-Eileanan Siar	650,000	0	0	0	0	40,000	0
North Ayrshire	0	0	0	0	0	1,660,000	0
North Lanarkshire	370,000	0	0	0	0	480,000	0
Orkney Islands	390,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
Perth and Kinross	2,210,000	50,000	790,000	80,000	90,000	0	0
Renfrewshire	0	0	0	0	0	30,000	0
Scottish Borders	5,650,000	0	0	0	0	90,000	0
Shetland Islands	120,000	0	0	0	0	700,000	0
South Ayrshire	250,000	0	0	0	0	610,000	0
South Lanarkshire	37,050,000	0	0	0	0	58,560,000	0
Stirling	1,960,000	0	0	0	0	820,000	0
West Dunbartonshire	0	0	0	0	0	180,000	0
West Lothian	0	0	0	0	0	2,030,000	0
Scotland	79,670,000	110,000	5,180,000	110,000	110,000	114,790,000	8,350,000

Table 2: Estimated non-domestic rates income from electricity generators in 2024-2025, by council area (£)

Council area	Wind	Solar	Hydro	Biomass	Landfill gas	Other generators	Other electricity
Aberdeen City	30,000	0	0	0	0	0	1,410,000
Aberdeenshire	7,430,000	0	0	0	0	0	4,960,000
Angus	310,000	80,000	80,000	30,000	20,000	0	0
Argyll and Bute	0	0	0	0	0	4,280,000	0
City of Edinburgh	0	0	0	0	0	[low]	0
Clackmannanshire	0	0	0	0	0	20,000	0
Dumfries and Galloway	8,170,000	0	0	0	0	3,050,000	280,000
Dundee City	40,000	0	0	0	0	0	80,000
East Ayrshire	570,000	0	0	0	0	270,000	0
East Dunbartonshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
East Lothian	0	0	0	0	0	32,430,000	0
East Renfrewshire	0	0	0	0	0	240,000	0
Falkirk	550,000	0	0	0	0	90,000	0
Fife	0	0	0	0	0	1,390,000	3,610,000
Glasgow City	0	0	0	0	0	1,540,000	0
Highland	13,520,000	0	4,250,000	0	0	6,880,000	0
Inverclyde	0	0	0	0	0	320,000	0
Midlothian	0	0	0	0	0	1,260,000	0
Moray	6,330,000	0	0	0	0	0	3,190,000
Na h-Eileanan Siar	480,000	0	0	0	0	10,000	0
North Ayrshire	370,000	0	0	0	0	1,810,000	0
North Lanarkshire	1,250,000	0	0	0	0	530,000	0
Orkney Islands	410,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
Perth and Kinross	2,360,000	80,000	960,000	80,000	100,000	0	0
Renfrewshire	0	0	0	0	0	40,000	0
Scottish Borders	6,030,000	0	0	0	0	120,000	0
Shetland Islands	120,000	0	0	0	0	750,000	0
South Ayrshire	270,000	0	0	0	0	650,000	0
South Lanarkshire	40,900,000	0	0	0	0	59,320,000	0
Stirling	2,080,000	0	0	0	0	820,000	0
West Dunbartonshire	0	0	0	0	0	250,000	0
West Lothian	0	0	0	0	0	2,110,000	0
Scotland	91,240,000	150,000	5,300,000	110,000	120,000	118,170,000	13,530,000

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