- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Submitting member has a registered interest.
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Date lodged: Monday, 12 August 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Fairlie on 27 August 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it still plans to bring forward its proposed Crofting Bill before the end of the current parliamentary session.
Answer
The Scottish Government is committed to reforming crofting law, subject to agreement by parliament, to support the future of crofting. The Scottish Government sets out its legislative agendas for each year in the respective Programme for Government.
A consultation on proposals for crofting law reform was launched on 6 June 2024, and will close on 2 September 2024. Throughout July and August, officials have held public events throughout the crofting counties, which have been well attended with positive discussion.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Submitting member has a registered interest.
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Date lodged: Monday, 12 August 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Fairlie on 27 August 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many licence applications NatureScot received for the culling of (a) Greylag, (b) pink-footed and (c) Canada geese in (a) 2022-23 and (b) 2023-24, broken down by local authority area.
Answer
The information you requested is as follows:
Region | Year | Greylag | Pink-footed | Canada |
Aberdeen | 2022 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| | 2023 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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Angus | 2022 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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Argyll and Bute | 2022 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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City of Edinburgh | 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| | 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Clackmannanshire | 2022 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | 2023 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles) | 2022 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| | 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Dumfries and Galloway | 2022 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | 2023 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | 2024 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Dundee City | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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East Ayrshire | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0[ST1] |
| | 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Falkirk | 2022 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | 2023 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | 2024 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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Fife | 2022 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| | 2023 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| | 2024 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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Highland | 2022 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
| | 2023 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| | 2024 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
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Midlothian | 2022 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | 2023 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | 2024 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Moray | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Orkney Islands | 2022 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| | 2023 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| | 2024 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
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Perth and Kinross | 2022 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | 2024 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Renfrewshire | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Shetland Islands | 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| | 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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South Ayrshire | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NatureScot also publishes information on licensing data on their website at https://www.nature.scot/doc/summary-licensing-data
[ST1]These two areas need splitting out with figures for each of the three years requested. Even if they are zero for all species like South Ayrshire.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 August 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Angus Robertson on 26 August 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether the topic of Scottish independence was discussed in the meeting between the Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture and the Ambassador of Denmark to the UK on 25 January 2024.
Answer
The topic of Scottish independence was not discussed.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 August 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Angus Robertson on 26 August 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether the topic of Scottish independence was discussed in the meeting between the Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture and MEPs from the European Parliament’s Culture and Education (CULT) Committee on 24 January 2024.
Answer
The topic of Scottish independence was not discussed.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 August 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Angus Robertson on 26 August 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether the topic of Scottish independence was discussed in the meeting between the Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture and the Ambassador of Austria to the EU on 25 January 2024.
Answer
The topic of Scottish independence was not discussed.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 August 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Angus Robertson on 26 August 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether the topic of Scottish independence was discussed in the meeting between the Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture and the Irish Ambassador to the EU on 23 January 2024.
Answer
The topic of Scottish independence was not discussed.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 August 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Angus Robertson on 26 August 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether the topic of Scottish independence was discussed in the meeting between the Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture and the Ambassador of Norway to the EU on 25 January 2024.
Answer
The topic of Scottish independence was not discussed.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 August 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Angus Robertson on 26 August 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether the topic of Scottish independence was discussed in the meeting between the Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture and the Minister-President of Flanders on 25 January 2024.
Answer
The topic of Scottish independence was not discussed.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 August 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Angus Robertson on 26 August 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether the topic of Scottish independence was discussed in the meeting between the Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture and Nathalie Loiseau MEP on 23 January 2024.
Answer
The topic of Scottish independence was not discussed.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 12 August 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Neil Gray on 26 August 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how any instances of bullying and harassment have been recorded in NHS Scotland in each year since 2021, also broken down by NHS board.
Answer
Please see the breakdown of recorded bullying and harassment cases as advised by each NHS Board through Staff Governance Monitoring returns from 2021 in the following table. Please note, recorded cases for 2023-24 are not yet available centrally.
As defined in the policy, there are two stages to raise bullying and harassment concerns. Early resolution cases are resolved at the earliest opportunity by informing the other party of the impact of their behaviour or actions. If early resolution is unsuccessful or inappropriate, cases can be raised formally.
| | 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
| NHSScotland Boards | Early Resolution | Formal Complaint | Early Resolution | Formal Complaint |
| NHS Ayrshire and Arran | 3 | 8 | 0 | 16 |
| NHS Borders | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| NHS Dumfries and Galloway | 8 | 4 | 25 | 1 |
| NHS Fife | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 |
| NHS Forth Valley | 9 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| NHS Grampian | 7 | 16 | 9 | 3 |
| NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde | 0 | 9 | 0 | 44 |
| NHS Golden Jubilee | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| NHS Health Improvement Scotland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NHS Highland | 30 | 5 | 10 | 20 |
| NHS Lanarkshire | 0 | 14 | 0 | 19 |
| NHS Lothian | 5 | 41 | 0 | 23 |
| NHS24 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| NHS Education for Scotland | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| NHS National Services Scotland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| NHS Orkney | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NHS Public Health Scotland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| NHS Shetland | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| NHS Scottish Ambulance Service | 27 | 0 | 9 | 14 |
| NHS State Hospital | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| NHS Tayside | 1 | 20 | 0 | 30 |
| Western Isles | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| NHSScotland | 109 | 148 | 91 | 210 |
(Source: Staff Governance Monitoring Annual Board Returns)