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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 5 October 2025
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Question reference: S6W-33924

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 23 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 6 February 2025

To ask the Scottish Government on how many occasions the current (a) Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands and (b) Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity has met with the Shetland Fishermen’s Association since they were appointed to their role.

Question reference: S6W-33885

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 23 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 6 February 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made on its commitment to undertaking a review of Producer Organisations (POs) and Quota Management Groups (QMGs) in 2023-24, as set out in Scotland’s Fisheries Management Strategy 2020-2030 Delivery Plan, published in September 2022.

Question reference: S6W-33919

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 23 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 6 February 2025

To ask the Scottish Government on how many occasions the current (a) Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands and (b) Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity has met with the Scottish White Fish Producers Association since they were appointed to their role.

Question reference: S6W-33910

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 23 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 6 February 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how often the Marine Directorate consults (a) fishermen, (b) fisheries businesses and (c) fisheries representative groups about its performance.

Question reference: S6W-33852

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 23 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 6 February 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what organisations it consulted when producing the 2022 document, Strategy for Seafood.

Question reference: S6W-33893

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 23 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 6 February 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it can provide details of how many respondents (a) supported and (b) opposed, the proposed zonal fisheries management measures for offshore MPAs, as outlined in its consultation on "Fisheries management measures within Scottish Offshore Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)”.

Question reference: S6W-33851

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 23 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 6 February 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has plans to update its 2022 document, Strategy for Seafood, and, if so, by what date it will do so.

Question reference: S6W-33899

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 23 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 6 February 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with fishing industry stakeholders regarding so-called "spatial squeeze".

Question reference: S6W-33911

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 23 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 6 February 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many instances of (a) EU and (b) non-EU vessels catching fish below the minimum landing size in Scottish waters have been recorded, in each year since 2021.

Question reference: S6W-33920

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 23 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 6 February 2025

To ask the Scottish Government on how many occasions the current (a) Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands and (b) Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity has met with the Anglo Scottish Fishermen’s Association since they were appointed to their role.