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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

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Question reference: S7W-01265

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 9 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether ministers will meet representatives of the rural property sector to discuss whether the introduction of lotting provisions contained in the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2025 should be delayed pending further evidence of market recovery.

Question reference: S7W-01590

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 5 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the closure of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme on listed places of worship in Scotland, including any additional costs faced by congregations undertaking repairs and maintenance.

Question reference: S7W-01594

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 5 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of any instances in which (a) road and (b) bridge repair works have been required on trunk roads as a result of the need to improve accessibility for wind farm construction traffic, in each year since 2021.

Question reference: S7W-01591

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 5 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has received, or anticipates to receive, any Barnett consequential funding arising from the UK Government's Places of Worship Renewal Fund announced for England and, if so, what the value of this funding is and whether it will allocate equivalent funding to support listed places of worship in Scotland.

Question reference: S7W-01592

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 5 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to introduce a Scottish scheme to provide financial support for listed places of worship, following the closure of the UK-wide Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme.

Question reference: S7W-01107

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 7 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support local authorities that run inter-island ferry services, in light of the reported rising costs in global fuel prices as a result of the Middle East conflict.

The Scottish Government recognise the significant pressures facing the four local authorities responsible for ferry services and the importance of ensuring island communities are connected and continue receiving the high quality public services that they expect and deserve.

The 2026-27 Budget provided £77million of funding for inter-island connectivity, including ferry services. The Budget delivers in full the asks of the island Councils by allocating additional funding of £11.4 million of revenue and £15.5 million of capital, to help strengthen resilience.

The Scottish Government is carefully considering the impacts of fuel price volatility across the transport network and will continue to engage constructively with COSLA, individual local authorities and the UK Government.

Question reference: S7W-01263

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Stephen Gethins on 3 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7W-00326 by Stephen Gethins on 2 June 2026, whether the delayed energy strategy will include policy and strategic direction relating to Scotland's electricity transmission and distribution networks or whether these matters will be addressed solely through the Strategic Spatial Energy Plan and other UK-wide energy planning processes.

Legislation and regulations relating to electricity transmission and distribution networks are reserved to the UK Government, with the National Energy System Operator (NESO) responsible for the strategic development of the electricity system across Great Britain. The Strategic Spatial Energy Plan (SSEP), which the Scottish Government has co-commissioned, will set out a long term, whole system view of how our future energy system should look, helping inform a more strategic approach to future grid connection offers.

In 2028 NESO will publish the Centralised Strategic Network Plan which will help to deliver the SSEP and set out a whole system view of future network requitements across Great Britain.

Question reference: S7W-01108

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 3 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7W-00784 by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 16 June 2026, how it measures the efficacy of the Matchmaker Scheme for Empty Homes in Scotland when it does not hold data on the number of homes sold through the scheme, and whether it will start to collect data on this.

Question reference: S7W-01109

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 1 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7W-00783 by Tom Arthur on 16 June 2026, how many of the proposed homes to be built have been built, broken down by (a) year and (b) local authority.

The following table outlines how many homes have been built as part of successful applications for the Vacant and Derelict Land Investment Programme (VDLIP) since the fund’s introduction in 2021-22.

Local Authority	Year of VDLIP Award	Homes proposed	Homes Built	Year of Build Completion
City of Edinburgh Council	2021-22	444	444	2025-26
City of Edinburgh Council	2022-23	133	0	-
City of Edinburgh Council	2024-25	259	0	-
East Dunbartonshire Council	2022-23	15	0	-
Glasgow City Council	2024-25	42	0	-
Highland Council	2023-24	110	52	2024-2026
North Ayrshire Council	2023-24	6	6	2026-27
West Dunbartonshire Council	2023-24	27	26	2025
TOTAL		1,036	528

Question reference: S7W-01320

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 25 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 23 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has held with NHS boards regarding the proposed changes to Royal Mail second class delivery schedules, including any impact that these might have on postal communications to and from patients.