Current status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 29 October 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, following its decision to further delay the implementation of the revised muirburn licensing scheme, what assessment it has made of any potential impact of public exposure to fire-related fine particulate matter (PM2.5).
Although the Scottish Government has not made any specific assessment of the impact of public exposure to fire related fine particulate matter, we are implementing a wide range of actions to further improve air quality which are set out in our Cleaner Air for Scotland 2 strategy.