Questions and answers
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
Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.
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Question reference: S6W-41318
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 October 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 11 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its commitment to cut food waste by a third by 2025, as pledged in its 2016 strategy paper, Making Things Last: a circular economy strategy for Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-41317
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 October 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 11 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) inpatient and (b) day case hospital admissions there have been with a diagnosis of a dog attack by either bite or strike, in each year since 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-41337
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 October 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 11 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government on how many occasions housing associations have failed to meet their repayment obligations after receiving loans from Scotland's Charitable Bond Programme, in each year since 2014.
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Question reference: S6W-41324
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 October 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 11 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the list of proposed walk-in GP services that it announced on 13 October 2025.
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Question reference: S6W-41334
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 October 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 11 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider updating its economic impact assessment for its proposed Air Departure Tax, in light of the reported delays to its implementation.
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Question reference: S6W-41319
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 October 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 11 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many children are on the waiting list for cleft lip and palate surgery as of 30 September 2025, broken down by NHS board area.
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Question reference: S6W-41144
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 October 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 6 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what the costs were of (a) producing and (b) publishing its paper, A Fresh Start with Independence.
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Question reference: S6W-41142
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 October 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 6 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many civil servants worked on its paper, A Fresh Start with Independence, broken down by (a) headcount and (b) full-time equivalent (FTE) staff.
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Question reference: S6W-41143
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 October 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 6 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many people aged 16 to 19 were in receipt of Adult Disability Payment on 31 July in (a) 2023, (b) 2024 and (c) 2025, broken down by condition category.
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Question reference: S6W-41134
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 October 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 6 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government which organisations that have contracts with it to provide services are subject to performance-related penalties.
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