- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 January 2026
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Current Status:
Answered by Kaukab Stewart on 3 February 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how it measures the efficacy of its We are Scotland campaign.
Answer
The campaign will be evaluated via independent post-campaign research to assess performance against SMART objectives (measuring prompted awareness, campaign recognition and claimed action), alongside media analytics and digital metrics.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 January 2026
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Current Status:
Answered by Kaukab Stewart on 3 February 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how much it spent on actors to participate in its We are Scotland campaign.
Answer
The cost for the actors was £13,606.30.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 January 2026
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Current Status:
Answered by Kaukab Stewart on 3 February 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the total budget allocated towards the production of its We are Scotland campaign.
Answer
The total production cost was £149,459.88, correct at time of writing.
This cost includes rates for services procured by the Creative Services agency, and approved by the Scottish Government. These rates for distinct services and elements of production cannot be disclosed by the Scottish Government as they represent commercially-sensitive information. Marketing Spend for the Scottish Government is reconciled at the end of each financial year and published annually here: Marketing spend - gov.scot.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 January 2026
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Current Status:
Answered by Kaukab Stewart on 3 February 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how much it spent on TV advertising slots for its We are Scotland campaign, broken down by broadcaster.
Answer
The spend on advertising slots on linear TV, broken down by broadcaster is as follows -
STV £156,027
ITV Breakfast Scot £8,260
C4 Scotland £13,992
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 January 2026
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Current Status:
Answered by Kaukab Stewart on 3 February 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how much it spent on social media boosts for its We are Scotland campaign, broken down by social media platform.
Answer
The campaign spend for social media adverts was £61,084 on Meta only.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 January 2026
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Current Status:
Answered by Kaukab Stewart on 3 February 2026
To ask the Scottish Government who had ministerial oversight for the (a) production and (b) approval of its We are Scotland campaign.
Answer
The First Minister and I had ministerial oversight for the campaign.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 January 2026
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Current Status:
Answered by Kaukab Stewart on 3 February 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how much it spent on billboard advertising for its We are Scotland campaign.
Answer
The total spend on billboard advertising was £63,207.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 January 2026
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Current Status:
Answered by Kaukab Stewart on 3 February 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how much it spent on promotion of its We are Scotland campaign through social media influencers.
Answer
- 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, 26 January 2026
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Current Status:
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 3 February 2026
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason Scottish Forestry and Forestry and Land Scotland remain separate entities.
Answer
A report was laid before the Scottish Parliament in June 2024 regarding the operation of the administrative arrangements that the Scottish Ministers have made for the carrying out of their forestry functions under the Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Act 2018. A copy of the report can be found here: Administrative arrangements made by Scottish Ministers for the carrying out of their functions under the Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Act 2018 | Scottish Forestry
The report sets out the history and reconfirms the arrangements for and operation of the two separate executive agencies, Scottish Forestry and Forestry and Land Scotland, including their respective duties and functions.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 26 January 2026
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Current Status:
Answered by Gillian Martin on 3 February 2026
To ask the Scottish Government by what percentage it anticipates Scottish Water’s executive leadership team’s pay will increase by from 1 April 2026, broken down by banding.
Answer
Executive Pay in Scottish Water is a decision for its Board. In their decision making they take into consideration public sector pay policy, including Scottish Government’s pay policy for Chief Executives. Executive pay rates are published within Scottish Water's annual accounts which are publicly available.