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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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 3 September 2025
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Question reference: S6W-40077

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 25 August 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) full-time equivalent, (b) part-time equivalent and (c) temporary roles there are currently within the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.

Question reference: S6W-40085

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 25 August 2025

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many new community growing areas have been established as a result of the Growing Food Together Fund since its introduction.

Question reference: S6W-40084

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 25 August 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many members of the public have visited the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh in each year since 2021.

Question reference: S6W-40091

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 25 August 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many defective items in the Baby Box have been reported in each year since the Baby Box was introduced, also broken down by item type.

Question reference: S6W-40101

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 25 August 2025

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether NatureScot held any direct discussions with (a) NFU Scotland and (b) Scottish Land and Estates regarding its recent decision to grant licences for the release of six beaver families at two sites in the River Beauly catchment, and, if so, whether it will provide details of this.

Question reference: S6W-40080

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 25 August 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what work the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh does to support (a) further and (b) higher education institutions.

Question reference: S6W-40076

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 25 August 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has allocated to the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh in each year since 2021.

Question reference: S6W-40096

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 25 August 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many Changing Places toilets there are in the Highlands and Islands region, broken down by local authority area.

Question reference: S6W-40074

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 25 August 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether wind turbine operators receive financial penalties in the event of wind turbine failure, and, if so, what financial penalties are imposed, and how (a) the Scottish Government and (b) local authorities oversee this process. 

Question reference: S6W-40083

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 25 August 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many members of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh there have been in each year since 2021.