Questions and answers
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
Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.
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Question reference: S6W-44207
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 March 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many new homes it plans to deliver through the Rural and Island Housing Grant Scheme.
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Question reference: S6W-44205
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 March 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-27394 by Paul McLennan on 28 May 2024, how much it has spent on the Rural and Islands Housing Fund in each year since 2023-24, broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-44194
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 March 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding from the Techscaler initiative has been invested in businesses based in the Highlands and Islands region in each year since it was launched, broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-44202
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 March 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government where in Moray its proposed new walk-in GP clinic will be located, and when it is expected to open.
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Question reference: S6W-44201
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 March 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether any new (a) GPs and (b) nurses will be recruited specifically to work in its proposed walk-in GP clinics.
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Question reference: S6W-44192
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 March 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many extra timetabled bus services are expected to be created following its decision to establish capped bus fares in the Highlands and Islands region, broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-44203
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 March 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has conducted any analysis of the potential health impacts arising from noise generated by wind turbines.
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Question reference: S6W-44208
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 March 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to implement any changes to the (a) application and (b) eligibility process for the Future Farming Investment Scheme in light of reported issues with the first funding round.
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Question reference: S6W-44199
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 March 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how much Social Security Scotland spent on polling services to conduct its survey on tackling stigma around social security.
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Question reference: S6W-44206
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 March 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what the difference is between the Rural and Island Housing Grant Scheme and the Rural and Island Housing Fund.
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