Tim Eagle

22 Aug 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much of the £15 million funding for general practice that it announced on 21 August 2025 will support general practice in the Highlands and Islands region.

Answer · Neil Gray: The £15 million funding for general practice announced by the Scottish Government on 21 August 2025 will be allocated to territorial health boards as outlined in the following table.NHS BoardAdditional funding (£m)Ayrshire & Arran1.0Borders0.3…

22 Aug 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown showing which organisations secured funding from the Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Fund in each year since 2021, including how much funding was awarded.

Answer · Jim Fairlie: The information requested is available online, please find the details requested as follows:YearReference to website address2021https://www.gov.scot/news/sharing-knowledge-innovation-to-tackle-climate-change/2022https://www.gov.scot/news/sharing-knowledge-inn…

22 Aug 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many defective items in the Baby Box have been reported in each year since the Baby Box was introduced, also broken down by item type.

Answer · Shirley-Anne Somerville: Since the start of the Baby Box Programme in 2017 up to 22 August 2025, 352,165 Baby Boxes have been delivered to families across Scotland. The Baby Box Managing agent, APS Group (Scotland), have received 190 reports of faulty or damaged items, below is the b…

22 Aug 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many organisations that applied for funding from the Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Fund were (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful in securing funding in each year since 2021.

Answer · Jim Fairlie: Please find the details requested as follows:YearApplications receivedSuccessfulUnsuccessful202115510202221714202315411202423716Total for period742351The 2025 round of KTIF is currently live and the deadline for applications is 7 September. At the time of wri…

22 Aug 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it supports local authorities to establish new allotments.

Answer · Jim Fairlie: The Scottish Government supports local authorities to meet the statutory duties stemming from Part 9 of the Community Empowerment Act (Scotland) 2015 through a range of guidance and collaborative networks, supporting and strengthening local expertise.In partn…

22 Aug 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh has spent on conversation projects (a) in Scotland, (b) in the rest of the UK and (c) outside of the UK in each year since 2021.

Answer · Mairi Gougeon: This is an operational matter for the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and the information is not held centrally by the Scottish Government.Some of this information can be found in the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh‘s (RBGE) Annual Reports and Accounts: A…

22 Aug 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many new community growing areas have been established as a result of the Growing Food Together Fund since its introduction.

Answer · Jim Fairlie: The scoring process for applications is based on criteria that do not require information on whether the applications are creating new, expanding or reinvigorating existing growing sites. Since 2021 we have awarded over £491,000 to Green Action Trust, w…

22 Aug 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what outreach work the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh currently carries out in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools.

Answer · Mairi Gougeon: This is an operational matter for the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and the information is not held centrally by the Scottish Government.

22 Aug 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many hectares of land were considered to be fully organic in each year since 2007.

Answer · Jim Fairlie: Organic farming statistics for the UK are published annually by Defra. The following table shows the area of fully organic land farmed in Scotland since 2007:YearFully organic land farmed in Scotland (hectares)2007193,1332008225,1372009209,2562010176,28820111…

22 Aug 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the total cost to produce a single Baby Box was in each year since they were introduced, also broken down by the component parts and items included.

Answer · Shirley-Anne Somerville: Scotland’s Baby Box is a universal demand led programme and the cost for the programme fluctuates according to Scotland’s birth rates. The specific cost of the items contained within the Baby Box and the box itself are subject to commercial sensit…

22 Aug 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether wind turbine operators receive financial penalties in the event of wind turbine failure, and, if so, what financial penalties are imposed, and how (a) the Scottish Government and (b) local authorities oversee this process. 

Answer · Gillian Martin: The Scottish Government does not have the powers to impose financial penalties on operators in the event of turbine failure.If a failure results in a serious breach of health, safety, or environmental obligations, particularly where harm to people or the envi…

22 Aug 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what specialist equipment the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has to extinguish fires that originate in the nacelles of wind turbines, and whether it can provide details of how widely available any such equipment is.

Answer · Siobhian Brown: Fires within wind turbine nacelles are rare, but they present significant challenges due to height, access limitations, and associated electrical and mechanical hazards.The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) does not hold specific specialist equipment to…

20 Aug 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government in what ways it is supporting Argyll and Bute Council in relation to the reported closure of the B8035 at Gribun Rocks as a result of rock falls.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: Transport Scotland has had no requests for support from Argyll and Bute Council regarding the closure of the B8035. Transport Scotland has responsibility for the trunk road network, and as such has no responsibility for the maintenance or repair of any local …

20 Aug 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when the Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise last met with The Promise Oversight Board.

Answer · Natalie Don-Innes: I met with members of The Oversight Board for The Promise on Tuesday 4th February 2025. I also attended the Parliamentary reception on 27th February, organised by The Oversight Board and attended by their members, to celebrate publication of the Third Report …

20 Aug 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the total cost of any expenses for members of The Promise Oversight Board has been in each year since it was founded.

Answer · Natalie Don-Innes: The Promise Scotland provides secretariat support for The Oversight Board. This involves governance, administration and communications support, and managing the expenses for members. Fee claims and expenses are processed by The Promise Scotland.

20 Aug 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-25279 by Kaukab Stewart on 4 March 2024, what information it has on which organisations received funding from its financial contribution to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency; how much funding each organisation received, and what it was spen…

Answer · Angus Robertson: We provided £750,000 to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency’s Flash Appeal for Gaza in November 2023. The funding was spent on food and non-food items, shelters, primary health care, fuel for water and health services, and mental health and…

20 Aug 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on virtual private network (VPN) services in each year since 2021.

Answer · Richard Lochhead: In keeping with our network security policy, we can neither confirm nor deny the use of VPNs by revealing any cost or lack thereof. This is consistent with our response to a recent FOI (202500480214) asking a similar question and aligns to the approach taken …

20 Aug 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government in what ways it supports farmers to tackle seasonal mastitis rates among cattle.

Answer · Jim Fairlie: Scottish Government funds the Scottish Rural Colleague, SRUC, which supports investigations and analytical testing on complex mastitis cases. SRUC also provides education, advise and consultancy services for private vets and farmers as part of our funding. Sc…

20 Aug 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on posting letters abroad in each year since 2021.

Answer · Ivan McKee: The Scottish Government’s expenditure on international letter postage for each year from 2021 is as follows.YearInternational Letters Postage SpendJan – Dec 2021£6,165.00Jan – Dec 2022£1,100.75Jan – Dec 2023£7,725.60J…

13 Aug 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-34581 by Angus Robertson on 6 March 2025, whether it can provide the total costs associated with its preparations for opening an international office in Warsaw, broken down by (a) year and (b) expenditure type.

Answer · Angus Robertson: Any preparations in relation to the proposals for the opening of a Scottish Government office in Warsaw have been undertaken by officials with the Directorate for Culture and External Affairs as part of normal business.

13 Aug 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-04825 by Kate Forbes on 22 December 2021, what the annual costs have been of the (a) renewal, (b) management and (c) enterprise DNS provision for the Scottish Government domains portfolio in each year since 2021.

Answer · Kate Forbes: Our Domains Management contract provides Scottish Government and other Scottish Public Sector organisations a single set annual cost on a per top level domain basis. The cost per domain is set for the duration of the contracted period and includes the annual …

13 Aug 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many young people have been matched with an adopter via Scotland’s Adoption Register in each year since 2021.

Answer · Natalie Don-Innes: The Scottish Government does not hold this information.Scotland’s Adoption Register (SAR) publishes quarterly statistics and annual reports on the number of matches of children and young people with adoptive parents through SAR on their website.Their An…

13 Aug 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-34581 by Angus Robertson on 6 March 2025, whether it will provide an update on whether it still plans to open an international office in Warsaw.

Answer · Angus Robertson: The opening of a Scottish Government office in Warsaw is currently under review given ongoing budget pressures.

13 Aug 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many people in Scotland have registered a donation decision with the NHS Organ Donor Register in each year since 2021.

Answer · Jenni Minto: The Scottish Government is committed to increasing organ and tissue donation and transplantation to enable more people who desperately need a transplant to access one. The UK-wide Organ Donor Register (ODR) was established in 1994 and is run by NHS Blood and …

13 Aug 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-34581 by Angus Robertson on 6 March 2025, whether it will provide an update on whether any additional funding has been budgeted for its plans to open an international office in Warsaw, and, if so, whether it can provide details of this.

Answer · Angus Robertson: The opening of a Scottish Government office in Warsaw is currently under review given ongoing budget pressures.

13 Aug 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the StandWithUs UK Report - Voice of Students 2024/25, published in May 2025, what action it is taking to (a) combat and (b) reduce instances of antisemitism on university campuses.

Answer · Graeme Dey: There is no place for antisemitism, Islamophobia or any form of racism or discrimination in Scotland’s education system. Antisemitic statements, behaviour or offensive or threatening material either on line or in person in universities is wrong and not …

12 Aug 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether the topic of Scottish independence was discussed in the meeting between the First Minister and the President of the European Commission on 26 July 2025.

Answer · Angus Robertson: The First Minister met President Von der Leyen in Scotland on 26 July.They discussed transatlantic trade talks, the current state of the UK/EU relationship, the UK/EU Summit held in May 2025, energy cooperation and Scotland’s potential as a centre for r…

12 Aug 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many organisations made applications to the Town Centre Capital Fund in 2024-25, broken down by eligible town.

Answer · Kate Forbes: The Town Centre Capital Fund was only active in 2019-20 and 2020-21, providing funding allocations to all local authorities to support delivery of town centre regenerationThere has been significant investment over recent years in our capital investment progra…

12 Aug 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many organisations made applications to the Place Based Investment Programme in 2024-25, broken down by eligible town.

Answer · Kate Forbes: Place Based Investment Programme (PBIP) funding is allocated directly to Scotland’s 32 local authorities, who are responsible for targeting investment locally in line with the agreed objectives of the fund. As such, the Scottish Government does not rece…

12 Aug 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has engaged with the UK Government on any proposals to reform the grid connection queue in order to remove so-called zombie scheme energy applications, and, if so, whether it will provide details of such engagement.

Answer · Gillian Martin: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-39878 on 3 September 2025. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committ…