- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 October 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Gillian Martin on 4 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on how many offshore wind turbines within the 12-mile limit are (a) in active operation and (b) inactive in Scottish waters.
Answer
The offshore wind projects within Scottish territorial waters which are operational are detailed in the following table alongside the number of turbines in each. The Scottish Government doesn’t hold further detail on the number of turbines which are active at any given time.
Location | Operational Projects | Turbines |
Within 12nm | Aberdeen Bay - Vattenfall | 11 |
Beatrice Offshore Windfarm | 84 |
Kincardine Offshore Wind Farm | 5 |
Levenmouth Demonstration Turbine | 1 |
Neart na Gaoithe | 54 |
Robin Rigg | 58 |
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 27 October 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 3 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government on how many occasions recipients of the Scottish Child Payment have been required to pay back (a) all or (b) some of the money that they have received from Social Security Scotland, broken down by (i) year and (ii) local authority area.
Answer
Social Security Scotland publishes benefit specific information on overpayments in their Annual Report and Accounts. It does not publish data on the number of occasions, or the amounts, where individual recipients of Scottish Child Payment have been required to repay either part or all of the payment. As such, this information is not available broken down by year or local authority area.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 27 October 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 3 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government on how many occasions recipients of the Carer's Allowance Supplement have been required to pay back (a) all or (b) some of the money that they have received from Social Security Scotland, broken down by (i) year and (ii) local authority area.
Answer
Social Security Scotland publishes benefit specific information on overpayments in their Annual Report and Accounts. It does not publish data on the number of occasions, or the amounts, where individual recipients of Carer's Allowance Supplement have been required to repay either part or all of the payment. As such, this information is not available broken down by year or local authority area.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 27 October 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 3 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government on how many occasions recipients of the Funeral Support Payment have been required to pay back (a) all or (b) some of the money that they have received from Social Security Scotland, broken down by (i) year and (ii) local authority area.
Answer
Social Security Scotland publishes benefit specific information on overpayments in their Annual Report and Accounts. It does not publish data on the number of occasions, or the amounts, where individual recipients of Funeral Support Payment have been required to repay either part or all of the payment. As such, this information is not available broken down by year or local authority area.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 27 October 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 3 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government on how many occasions recipients of the Adult Disability Payment have been required to pay back (a) all or (b) some of the money that they have received from Social Security Scotland, broken down by (i) year and (ii) local authority area.
Answer
Social Security Scotland publishes benefit specific information on overpayments in their Annual Report and Accounts. It does not publish data on the number of occasions, or the amounts, where individual recipients of Adult Disability Payment have been required to repay either part or all of the payment. As such, this information is not available broken down by year or local authority area.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 27 October 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 3 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government on how many occasions recipients of the Child Disability Payment have been required to pay back (a) all or (b) some of the money that they have received from Social Security Scotland, broken down by (i) year and (ii) local authority area.
Answer
Social Security Scotland publishes benefit specific information on overpayments in their Annual Report and Accounts. It does not publish data on the number of occasions, or the amounts, where individual recipients of Child Disability Payment have been required to repay either part or all of the payment. As such, this information is not available broken down by year or local authority area.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 27 October 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 3 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government on how many occasions recipients of the Winter Heating Payment have been required to pay back (a) all or (b) some of the money that they have received from Social Security Scotland, broken down by (i) year and (ii) local authority area.
Answer
Social Security Scotland publishes benefit specific information on overpayments in their Annual Report and Accounts. It does not publish data on the number of occasions, or the amounts, where individual recipients of Winter Heating Payment have been required to repay either part or all of the payment. As such, this information is not available broken down by year or local authority area.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 27 October 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 3 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government on how many occasions recipients of the Best Start Grant School Age Payment have been required to pay back (a) all or (b) some of the money that they have received from Social Security Scotland, broken down by (i) year and (ii) local authority area.
Answer
Social Security Scotland publishes benefit specific information on overpayments in their Annual Report and Accounts. It does not publish data on the number of occasions, or the amounts, where individual recipients of the Best Start Grant School Age Payment have been required to repay either part or all of the payment. As such, this information is not available broken down by year or local authority area.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 27 October 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 3 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government on how many occasions recipients of the Best Start Grant Early Learning Payment have been required to pay back (a) all or (b) some of the money that they have received from Social Security Scotland, broken down by (i) year and (ii) local authority area.
Answer
Social Security Scotland publishes benefit specific information on overpayments in their Annual Report and Accounts. It does not publish data on the number of occasions, or the amounts, where individual recipients of the Best Start Grant Early Learning Payment have been required to repay either part or all of the payment. As such, this information is not available broken down by year or local authority area.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 27 October 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 3 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government on how many occasions recipients of the Carer Support Payment have been required to pay back (a) all or (b) some of the money that they have received from Social Security Scotland, broken down by (i) year and (ii) local authority area.
Answer
Social Security Scotland publishes benefit specific information on overpayments in their Annual Report and Accounts. It does not publish data on the number of occasions, or the amounts, where individual recipients of Carer Support Payment have been required to repay either part or all of the payment. As such, this information is not available broken down by year or local authority area.