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-42257
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 December 2025
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 9 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how much public funding, including support from Scottish Enterprise, has been provided to DSM-Firmenich towards its Bovaer production facility in Dalry, and what (a) conditions and (b) oversight mechanisms were attached to any financial support that may have been awarded.
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Question reference: S6W-42256
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 December 2025
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 9 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the current status of DSM-Firmenich's Bovaer production facility in Dalry, and whether it can confirm whether the plant is now operational or when it expects full commissioning to take place.
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Question reference: S6W-42255
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 December 2025
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 9 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether any changes in (a) commercial interest, (b) regulatory approaches and (c) market uptake of Bovaer have influenced the (i) timeline and (ii) expected output of the Bovaer production facility in Dalry, and how it is responding to any risks posed to the public investment that may have already been made.
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Question reference: S6W-42168
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 November 2025
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 9 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has held any discussions with Police Scotland about upgrading its tasers to the new Axon Taser 10 model, in light of the decision by the Home Office on 3 October 2025 to allow police in England and Wales to upgrade to the new model.
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Question reference: S6O-05274
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 December 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what plans it has to amend tax thresholds in the next Scottish Budget.
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Question reference: S6W-42267
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 16 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on any discussions it has held with (a) Transport Scotland and (b) CalMac, regarding a summer ferry service for Kintyre in 2026.
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Question reference: S6W-42262
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 16 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether its Planning and Environmental Appeals Division takes into account public concerns about fire risk when considering planning appeals for battery energy storage applications, and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.
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Question reference: S6W-41982
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 November 2025
- Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 2 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its position regarding the reported community request to introduce an entry fee for non-residents at the Calanais Standing Stones Visitor Centre, to support the site's long-term care.
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Question reference: S6W-41896
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 November 2025
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 2 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what role the Minister for Business and Employment has in ensuring transparency and accountability in any public sector support for floating offshore wind developments.
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Question reference: S6W-42063
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 November 2025
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 1 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many times a person has appeared in court on a charge of cruelty and unnatural treatment of children, as per the definition in the Scottish Crime Recording Standard: Crime Recording and Counting Rules, and received a (a) custodial and (b) non-custodial sentence, in each year since 2021.
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