Parliamentary questions
Tim Eagle
1,487 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
12 Aug 2025 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment Scottish Water has made of any (a) wastewater assets and (b) sewerage infrastructure upgrades that may be needed in the future, broken down by local authority area, and on what date any such work (i) was first identified as required and (ii) is projected to be completed b…
Answer · Gillian Martin: During the current regulatory period (2021–2027), Scottish Water plans to invest over £6 billion in maintaining and improving Scotland’s water and wastewater infrastructure, including over £2.5 billion in wastewater investment. Scottis…
12 Aug 2025 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what the total value was of all successful applications to the Regeneration Capital Grant Fund in 2024-25, broken down by eligible town.
Answer · Kate Forbes: The Regeneration Capital Grant Fund for 2024-25 was paused. Funding totalling £9.4 million was provided to support existing projects.
12 Aug 2025 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what the total value was of all successful applications to the Place Based Invest 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 what the total value was of all successful applications to the Town Centre Capital Fund in 2024-25, broken down by eligible town.
Answer · Kate Forbes: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-39882 on 1 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…
12 Aug 2025 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-39056 by Mairi Gougeon on 10 July 2025, whether it will publish its current draft of the Rural Support Plan.
Answer · Jim Fairlie: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-39888 on 9 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…
12 Aug 2025 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding its Community and Renewable Energy Scheme has provided to support the repair of community-owned wind turbines in each year since 2021.
Answer · Gillian Martin: The Community and Renewable Energy Scheme (CARES) scheme has, on occasion, provided ad hoc support to communities looking to repair small scale wind turbines. Currently, CARES supports renewable energy generation projects through its Community Energy Generati…
12 Aug 2025 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-31917 by Neil Gray on 13 December 2024, whether it will provide an update on how many Scottish Graduate Entry Medicine (ScotGEM) graduates from summer 2023 did not take up a GPST 1 post in Scotland following completion of their foundation year 2, an…
Answer · Neil Gray: A total of 46 students graduated from the ScotGEM course in 2023. At the time of response, six have already taken up a GPST 1 post in Scotland.The remaining students destinations can be broken down as follows:Six graduates are yet to complete their Foundation…
12 Aug 2025 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-31416 by Neil Gray on 28 November 2024, how many Scottish Graduate Entry Medicine (ScotGEM) graduates from summer 2023 have since taken up GPST 1 posts in Scotland following completion of their foundation year 2, broken down by NHS board area.
Answer · Neil Gray: At the time of response six ScotGEM 2023 graduates have already taken up GPST 1 posts in Scotland, these are broken down by health board in the following table.Health boardGPST 1 post taken up by 2023 ScotGEM graduateNHS Borders1NHS Forth Valley1NHS Grampian1…
12 Aug 2025 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-12986 by Jamie Hepburn on 20 December 2022, how many students have taken up a medical school place at the University of (a) Glasgow, (b) Edinburgh, (c) Aberdeen, (d) St Andrews and (e) Dundee, in each year since 2020-21.
Answer · Graeme Dey: The numbers of entrants to first degree pre-clinical medicine courses, by university, have been provided in the following table.The tables only cover those entering ‘pre-clinical medicine’ and do not include other students entering medical schools…
12 Aug 2025 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of how many so-called shovel-ready energy applications have secured grid connection offers since 2021 in the (a) Highlands and Islands region and (b) rest of Scotland.
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…
12 Aug 2025 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to discourage energy companies from lodging speculative so-called zombie scheme energy applications.
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 athttps://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committe…
12 Aug 2025 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of how many so-called zombie scheme energy applications have secured grid connection offers since 2021 in the (a) Highlands and Islands region and (b) rest of Scotland.
Answer · Gillian Martin: The Scottish Government does not hold the information that has been requested. Legislation and regulations relating to electricity networks are reserved to the UK Government, with the National Energy System Operator (NESO) responsible for the strategic approa…
12 Aug 2025 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-31416 by Neil Gray on 28 November 2024, whether it will provide an update on the number of Scottish Graduate Entry Medicine (ScotGEM) students that graduated in summer (a) 2023, (b) 2024 and (c) 2025.
Answer · Neil Gray: The number of Scottish Graduate Entry Medicine (ScotGEM) students that graduated in the denoted years are as follows:(a) 2023 – 46 students(b) 2024 – 59 students(c) 2025 – 49 students
12 Aug 2025 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-39056 by Mairi Gougeon on 10 July 2025, whether it will provide an update on when it will publish the Rural Support Plan.
Answer · Jim Fairlie: The Scottish Government will continue to actively engage with our partners and our farming industry through Autumn 2025 to inform the drafting of the first Rural Support Plan and to meet the requirements set out by the Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotl…
12 Aug 2025 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many organisations made applications to the Regeneration Capital Grant Fund in 2024-25, broken down by eligible town.
Answer · Kate Forbes: The Regeneration Capital Grant Fund was paused in 2024-25 and no applications were received.
12 Aug 2025 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many energy consent applications have been lodged with the Energy Consents Unit in each year since 2021 in the (a) Highlands and Islands Region and (b) the rest of Scotland.
Answer · Gillian Martin: Details of applications made to the Energy Consents Unit under Sections 36 and 37 of the Electricity Act (1989) in the last five years are as follows:Highlands and Islands planning authorities20212022202320242025Section 36 applications (electricity generating…
12 Aug 2025 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many sites managed by Historic Environment Scotland are currently (a) temporarily and (b) permanently closed in the Highlands and Islands region, broken down by local authority area.
Answer · Angus Robertson: In the Highlands and Islands region, there are currently 9 Historic Environment Scotland sites which are temporarily closed. Within the Highlands and Islands region, there are no Historic Environment Scotland sites which are permanently closed.The temporarily…
11 Aug 2025 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the £97.1 million allocated to it in Barnett consequential funding for replacing flammable cladding has been spent in each year since it was received.
Answer · Mairi McAllan: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-39850 on 5 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…
11 Aug 2025 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it remains committed to allocating all of the £97.1 million received in Barnett consequential funding for replacing flammable cladding for that purpose.
Answer · Mairi McAllan: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-39850 on 5 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…
11 Aug 2025 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether any of the £97.1 million allocated to it in Barnett consequential funding for replacing flammable cladding has been repurposed in each year since it was received, and, if so, whether it can provide details of this.
Answer · Mairi McAllan: Scottish Ministers are committed to spending on cladding remediation at least the equivalent of the £97.1 million consequentials received from UKG in relation to cladding.The Scottish Government expects the cost of cladding remediation work to be met th…
6 Aug 2025 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many people resident in Scotland have received NHS treatment in the rest of the UK in each year since 2021.
Answer · Neil Gray: The following table shows the total number of admissions across England, Wales and Northern Ireland for patients normally residing in Scotland, for each financial year since 2021 where complete data is available. Consideration should be given to the impact of…
6 Aug 2025 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many Significant Adverse Event Reviews have been commissioned for a Category I adverse event in each year since 2021, broken down by NHS board.
Answer · Neil Gray: The data requested is gathered by Healthcare Improvement Scotland and is provided in the following table.Category 1 SAERs commissioned from Jan 2021 - Jun 2025Board20212022202320242025NHS 24< 58< 510< 5NHS Ayrshire & Arran4649465634NHS Borders121…
6 Aug 2025 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the operational hours of all vessels operating on (a) CalMac and (b) NorthLink ferry services in each of the last three years, broken down by vessel.
Answer · Fiona Hyslop: The Scottish Government does not hold this information. The member should refer to each operator, CalMac Ferries Limited and NorthLink Ferries.
6 Aug 2025 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many citizens’ assemblies it has held since May 2021, and what the cost has been of each assembly.
Answer · Jamie Hepburn: The Scottish Government has not directly convened or held a Citizens’ Assembly since May 2021.The Scottish Government has provided a £50,000 grant to support a pilot Citizens' Assembly in Dunfermline, which is being run in a partnership between El…
6 Aug 2025 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what the total cost has been of staff redundancy payments for people who worked in its international offices in each year since 2021, broken down by office.
Answer · Angus Robertson: There have been no redundancy payments for staff in the Scottish Government’s international offices in any year since 2021.
6 Aug 2025 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-13680 by Michael Matheson on 18 January 2023, what information it holds on how much water production has been lost as a result of leakages in the Scottish Water supply area covering Argyll Islands, Argyll Mainland, Caithness, Fort William, Orkney, N…
Answer · Gillian Martin: As this is an operational matter for Scottish Water, I have asked them to respond. Scottish Water have provided estimates for the average total daily leakage levels in each month since January 2021 from water mains in the area requested (covering Argyll Islan…
6 Aug 2025 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-14450 by Angus Robertson on 9 February 2023, how many (a) prints and (b) artworks have been donated to ministers in each year since 2021.
Answer · Jamie Hepburn: Scottish Ministers are occasionally given prints and artwork as gifts. I have included a breakdown of the data you are seeking below: Artwork Prints 2021 0 0 2022 0 0 2023 1 0 2024 0 0 2025 1 0 Ministers may have received artwork or prints up to the va…
6 Aug 2025 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what the current backlog is of title holders who are awaiting copies of their title deeds from the Registers of Scotland, and how this compares with the previous year.
Answer · Ivan McKee: Registers of Scotland is a non-Ministerial Public Body answerable to the Scottish Parliament.As of 12 August 2025, Registers of Scotland (RoS) had 59,655 dispositions undergoing registration as compared with 68,894 a year prior, representing a c13% reduction …
6 Aug 2025 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-14790 by Keith Brown on 23 February 2023, how many (a) incidents of and (b) emergency service callouts for mountaineering accidents there were in each year since 2021.
Answer · Siobhian Brown: Each year the Scottish Government receives a copy of the Scottish Mountain Rescue (SMR) Annual Review which includes the total number of mountaineering incidents and callouts involving the 25 volunteer teams and 3 Police Scotland teams that are affiliated wit…
6 Aug 2025 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has allocated to Refugee Festival Scotland in each year since 2021.
Answer · Kaukab Stewart: To support work with refugees, people seeking asylum and local communities, the Scottish Government provides funding to organisations such as the Scottish Refugee Council to ensure that all people seeking refugee protection in Scotland are welcome, where wome…