- 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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Submitting member has a registered interest.
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Date lodged: Monday, 12 August 2024
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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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Submitting member has a registered interest.
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Date lodged: Monday, 12 August 2024
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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 |
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Argyll and Bute | 2022 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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City of Edinburgh | 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| | 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Clackmannanshire | 2022 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | 2023 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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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 |
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Dundee City | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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East Ayrshire | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0[ST1] |
| | 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Falkirk | 2022 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | 2023 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | 2024 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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Fife | 2022 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| | 2023 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| | 2024 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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Highland | 2022 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
| | 2023 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| | 2024 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
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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 |
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Orkney Islands | 2022 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| | 2023 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| | 2024 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
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Perth and Kinross | 2022 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | 2024 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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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 |
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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 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.
- 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 Irish Ambassador to the EU on 23 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 Norway to the EU 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 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: Monday, 12 August 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Angus Robertson on 26 August 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has commenced the process of appointing Scotland’s next Makar, in light of the term time having been reduced from five years to three years, and, if so, whether it can provide details of the process.
Answer
The First Minister recently met with Kathleen Jamie at Bute House to mark her term and thank her for her stellar work over the last three years as Scotland’s fourth modern Makar, as an ambassador for poetry, in Scotland and overseas.
The next National Makar will again be appointed by the First Minister. The Scottish Government is considering the process and will share more detail in the coming months.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 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 Simon Coveney TD on 17 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: Wednesday, 14 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 Terry Reintke MEP on 24 January 2024.
Answer
The topic of Scottish independence was not discussed.