- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 14 November 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 1 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what action the Minister for Business and Employment takes
to ensure that any claims regarding job creation from floating offshore wind
projects are independently verified.
Answer
A comprehensive social and economic impact assessment was carried out as part of the process to update our Sectoral Marine Plan. This assessment included a strategic analysis of potential employment opportunities arising from the ScotWind and INTOG leasing rounds.
The work was undertaken by external contractors and independently verified through a rigorous quality assurance process. It was further scrutinized through cross-sector stakeholder engagement and a public consultation to ensure transparency and credibility.
The Scottish Government applies rigorous quality assurance to analytical work it undertakes internally or commissions externally.
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 14 November 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Angus Robertson on 1 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many board meetings of Museums and Galleries Scotland the Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture has attended since May 2021, and on what dates.
Answer
Museums Galleries Scotland (MGS) are an independent Third Sector organisation that is funded by the Scottish Government. Since May 2021, Ministerial oversight of the Museums Galleries Scotland has been led by the Minister for Europe and International Development until January 2022, then the Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development from January 2022 until May 2024. I took over Ministerial oversight of NGS in May 2024.
In that time period, the I have not attended any board meetings of MGS. However, the myself and Ministers have met when required with the Chair and Chief Executive to discuss appropriate matters.
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 14 November 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Angus Robertson on 1 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many board meetings of National Museums of Scotland the Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture has attended since May 2021, and on what dates.
Answer
Since May 2021, Ministerial oversight of the National Museums Scotland (NMS) has been led by the Minister for Europe and International Development until January 2022, then the Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development from January 2022 until May 2024. I took over Ministerial oversight of NMS in May 2024.
In that time period, I joined the NMS Board of Trustees pre-meeting session on 8 June 2022. Ministers and I have met when required with the Chief Executive as is normal convention for non-departmental public bodies.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Independent
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Date lodged: Friday, 14 November 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Jenni Minto on 1 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the data on the uptake of vaccinations provided by NHS Highland teams and not GPs, whether GPs will be provided with immediate access to said data at the time of administering a vaccine, and, if not, by what means they will be able to know whether their patients have been vaccinated.
Answer
Where vaccinations are administered by Health Board teams, GPs can establish whether a patient has been vaccinated by consulting the information held within their existing systems. Local variation also exists, with some Health Boards operating additional systems to meet local needs. The most accurate information on these arrangements should be sought directly from NHS Highland.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Independent
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Date lodged: Friday, 14 November 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Fairlie on 1 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether NatureScot has completed its work to develop a co-ordinated gull management plan with local authorities, as announced by the Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity in his ministerial statement on 1 October 2025, and, if not, when this work will be completed.
Answer
NatureScot has developed the aims, objectives and desired outcomes for the £100k funded initiative to be made available to Local Authorities. NatureScot intend to have a first engagement with Local Authorities before the end of December 2025.
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 14 November 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Gillian Martin on 1 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the greenhouse gas emissions associated with travel by the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy and accompanying officials to and from the COP30 UN climate summit in Belem, Brazil, and how this aligns with its policies on reducing emissions from ministerial and official international travel.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-41890 on 1 December 2025. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers.
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 14 November 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Gillian Martin on 1 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what its priorities are for using its platform at the COP30 UN climate summit in Belem, Brazil, to contribute to international discussions on (a) climate finance, (b) climate justice and (c) the global debt crisis, and what specific outcomes it is seeking to achieve in each of these areas.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-41890 on 1 December 2025. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers.
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 14 November 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Gillian Martin on 1 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what its objectives are for engagement at the COP30 UN climate summit in Belem, Brazil, with (a) activists, (b) civil society partners from the Global South and (c) partners in its Climate Justice Fund programmes, and how it will evaluate the outcomes of this engagement.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-41890 on 1 December 2025. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 14 November 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Gillian Martin on 1 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many of its (a) ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) officials are attending the COP30 UN climate summit in Belem, Brazil, as part of its delegation, and for how many days each category of attendee is scheduled to be present at the summit.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-41890 on 1 December 2025. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers.
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 14 November 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Gillian Martin on 1 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to use the discussions and outcomes from the COP30 UN climate summit in Belem, Brazil, to inform the finalisation and implementation of its draft Energy Strategy.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-41890 on 1 December 2025. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers.