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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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Question reference: S6W-33881
- 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 to “challenge traditional succession practices and other cultural factors which influence gender inequality in fisheries”, as referenced in the June 2022 publication, Women in Scottish Fisheries: A literature review on experiences, challenges and opportunities for women working in the Scottish fishing industry.
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Question reference: S6W-33905
- 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 regular meetings it has with representatives from the fishing industry regarding its climate change targets.
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Question reference: S6W-33868
- 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 “qualitative insight into how women in fisheries were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic” it has carried out, as referenced in the June 2022 publication, Women in Scottish Fisheries: A literature review on experiences, challenges and opportunities for women working in the Scottish fishing industry.
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Question reference: S6W-33925
- 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 Mallaig & North West Fishermen’s Association Ltd since they were appointed to their role.
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Question reference: S6W-33848
- 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 it has worked with the seafood industry to “explore how to encourage collaborative approaches, including cluster options, vertical integration and cooperation from producers to processors and links to centres of excellence and research and innovation”, as outlined in its 2022 document, Strategy for Seafood.
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Question reference: S6W-33897
- 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 when it will publish its National Marine Plan 2.
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Question reference: S6W-33867
- 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 “local-level insight into how women in fishing communities would feel best supported, including a discussion of career aspirations relative to existing opportunities” it has carried out, as referenced in the June 2022 publication, Women in Scottish Fisheries: A literature review on experiences, challenges and opportunities for women working in the Scottish fishing industry.
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Question reference: S6W-33884
- 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 undertake a review of its co-management groups in partnership with its Fisheries Management and Conservation Group during 2022, as set out in Scotland’s Fisheries Management Strategy 2020-2030 Delivery Plan, published in September 2022.
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Question reference: S6W-33846
- 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 it has worked with (a) the seafood industry and (b) other associated organisations to “better understand regional trade flows, the domestic consumption of seafood and environmental impact in order to inform future interventions”, as outlined in its 2022 document, Strategy for Seafood.
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Question reference: S6W-33129
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 January 2025
- Current Status: Answered by Kaukab Stewart on 23 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government which ideas suggested by the Young Islanders Network in relation to the Addressing Depopulation Action Plan were included in the final report.
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