Parliamentary questions
Tim Eagle
1,493 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
19 Dec 2024 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many productions by the National Theatre of Scotland have taken place in (a) the Highlands and Islands region and (b) nationally in each year since 2021.
Answer · Angus Robertson: Since April 2021, the National Theatre of Scotland has undertaken the following number of productions in Scotland and in the Highlands and Islands region:Financial yearNo of productionsin ScotlandNo of productions within Highlands and IslandsDetails of engage…
19 Dec 2024 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many croft houses are unoccupied, broken down by local authority area.
Answer · Jim Fairlie: The information as requested is not available.In 2024, the Commission introduced a system of investigating crofters who appear to be non-resident and in breach of at least one of their duties. The project had positive results and has been well-received throug…
19 Dec 2024 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-26709 by Neil Gray on 26 April 2024, in light of the cabinet secretary's comment that "we anticipate the publication of a report later in 2024", whether the Nursing and Midwifery Taskforce has published its report this and, if not, for what reason i…
Answer · Neil Gray: The Ministerial led Nursing and Midwifery Taskforce met on 11 December and agreed a number of recommended actions to be included within its final report which will be published early in the new year.
19 Dec 2024 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what schools it has earmarked to offer its Bright Start Breakfast programme to in the (a) Argyll and Bute, (b) Highland, (c) Western Isles, (d) Orkney Islands, (e) Shetland Islands and (f) Moray local authority area.
Answer · Natalie Don-Innes: The Draft Scottish Budget on 4th December 2024, announced plans to invest £3 million in 2025-26, through a new Bright Start Breakfasts Fund which aims to expand access to free breakfast club places across Scotland, providing a healthy breakfast for chil…
19 Dec 2024 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to enable the five National Performing Companie to increase the number of events that they host in the Highlands and Islands region.
Answer · Angus Robertson: The Scottish Government has committed a further £700k to the National Performing Companies this financial year and will provide an additional £1m as part of the £34m increase to culture sector funding next financial year. This will take them…
19 Dec 2024 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many productions organised by Scottish Ballet have taken place in (a) the Highlands and Islands region and (b) nationally in each year since 2021.
Answer · Angus Robertson: Since April 2021 the Scottish Ballet has undertaken the following number of productions in Scotland and in the Highlands and Islands:Financial yearNo of productionsin ScotlandNo of productions within Highlands and IslandsDetails of engagements in Highlands an…
19 Dec 2024 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many productions organised by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra have taken place in (a) the Highlands and Islands region and (b) nationally in each year since 2021.
Answer · Angus Robertson: Since April 2021 the Royal Scottish National Orchestra has undertaken the following number of productions in Scotland and in the Highlands and Islands region:Financial yearNo of productionsin ScotlandNo of productions within Highlands and IslandsDetails of en…
19 Dec 2024 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many offences the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator has recorded in each year since 2021.
Answer · Shirley-Anne Somerville: This is a matter for the Scottish Charity Regulator. It is a non-ministerial office and its operations are independent of Scottish Ministers. The information requested is not held centrally and questions about any operational matters should be put directly to…
19 Dec 2024 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many houses have been built as a direct result of funding from the Vacant and Derelict Land Investment Programme in the (a) Argyll and Bute, (b) Highland, (c) Western Isles, (d) Orkney Islands, (e) Shetland Islands and (f) Moray local authority area in each year since 2021.
Answer · Tom Arthur: The Vacant and Derelict Land Investment Programme (VDLIP) is available to local authorities which bring forward suitable project proposals associated with remediating and unblocking long-term vacant and derelict land, supporting place based approaches to deli…
19 Dec 2024 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many productions organised by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra have taken place in (a) the Highlands and Islands region and (b) nationally in each year since 2021.
Answer · Angus Robertson: Since January 2021 the Scottish Chamber Orchestra has undertaken the following number of engagements in Scotland and in the Highlands and Islands:Financial YearNo of total engagements across ScotlandNo of engagements in Highlands and IslandsDetails of engagem…
19 Dec 2024 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many croft houses have been built using the Croft House Grant Scheme in each year since 2016, broken down by local authority area.
Answer · Jim Fairlie: The Scottish Government has a track record of investment to improve croft housing. 186 croft houses have been built and recorded with Registers of Scotland.County Area *Number of Croft Houses BuiltArgyll8Caithness9Orkney & Zetland22Inverness82Ross & C…
19 Dec 2024 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many practitioners has it trained to participate in its Distress Brief Intervention service each year, broke down by health and social care partnership area.
Answer · Maree Todd: Practitioner training data is currently available up to 31st October 2023 for Level 1 training and to 31st August 2023 for Level 2 training. The next tranche of training data will be available after summer 2025.Table 1 provides data on the number of frontline…
19 Dec 2024 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on building new houses from the Investing in Communities Fund Programme in each year since 2021.
Answer · Tom Arthur: The Scottish Government’s Investing in Communities Fund (ICF) is a revenue fund which aims to empower communities by supporting them to deliver activity that helps tackle poverty, inequality and rural disadvantage on their own terms.The ICF is not inten…
19 Dec 2024 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on building new houses using the Strengthening Communities Programme in each year since 2021.
Answer · Tom Arthur: The Scottish Government’s Strengthening Communities Programme (SCP) is a revenue fund which provides support to community anchor organisations to build capacity and sustainability. No funding from the SCP has therefore been spent on building new houses …
19 Dec 2024 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has allocated to projects using the Croft House Grant Scheme in each year since 2016, broken down by local authority area.
Answer · Jim Fairlie: This Government is committed to continuing to help crofters and their families to live on and work their croft, contributing to the sustainability of our rural and island communities. Area * Croft House Grant Funding Awarded since 2016(£) Argyll 1,027,2…
19 Dec 2024 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact that its proposed budget reduction of £5.3 million in 2025-26 for support for inter-island connectivity’ will have for communities in the (a) the Western Isles and (b) Argyll and Bute local authority area.
Answer · Ivan McKee: The Scottish Government has increased revenue funding for inter-island connectivity by £8.6 million in 2025-26, including extending free ferry travel between islands to under 22s. Provisional local authority allocations are included in Annex E of Local …
19 Dec 2024 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many productions organised Scottish Opera have taken place in (a) the Highlands and Islands Region and (b) nationally in each year since 2021.
Answer · Angus Robertson: Since April 2021, Scottish Opera has undertaken the following number of productions in Scotland and in the Highlands and Islands region:Financial yearNo of productionsin ScotlandNo of productions within Highlands and IslandsDetails of engagements in Highlands…
19 Dec 2024 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many people who were initially referred to its Distress Brief Intervention service have been referred to it (a) for a second time and (b) multiple times each year, broken down by health and social care partnership area.
Answer · Maree Todd: The ability to re-refer is part of the current structure of the Distress Brief Intervention programme. Data is not held within individual years for multiple referrals but data about multiple referrals overall has been provided below. Data beyond January 2023 …
19 Dec 2024 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many people who were referred to its Distress Brief Intervention service received the full two weeks of one-to-one support with a specially trained practitioner each year, broken down by health and social care partnership area.
Answer · Maree Todd: The Distress Brief Intervention Programme provides tailored one to one support across a period of up to around 14 days. Some people will only require one phone call whereas others may need more support across the 14 days including background work for resource…
19 Dec 2024 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-27327 by Jenny Gilruth on 17 May 2024, whether the information requested has now been published, and if so, whether it can provide details of this.
Answer · Jenny Gilruth: HM Inspectors evaluate the quality of education in Scottish schools using quality indicators. 'How good is our school? (4th edition)’ has been in use since September 2016.HM Inspectors use a six-point scale to grade individual quality indicators. There …
19 Dec 2024 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what is the maximum amount of grant funding per property that a local authority can apply for from the Rural Affordable Homes for Key Workers Fund.
Answer · Paul McLennan: The Rural Affordable Homes for Key Workers Fund forms part of the broader Affordable Housing Supply Programme which is based on flexible grant funding arrangements to ensure that affordable housing projects across Scotland, which are identified by local autho…
19 Dec 2024 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many penalties that have been issued by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator remain outstanding for each year since 2021.
Answer · Shirley-Anne Somerville: This is a matter for the Scottish Charity Regulator. It is a non-ministerial office and its operations are independent of Scottish Ministers. The information requested is not held centrally and questions about any operational matters should be put directly to…
19 Dec 2024 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many mobile community pharmacies there are in the NHS (a) Highland, (b) Grampian, (c) Orkney, (d) Shetland and (e) Western Isles area.
Answer · Jenni Minto: There are no mobile community pharmacies providing NHS Pharmaceutical Services in any part of Scotland. There are 1248 community pharmacies with fixed locations across the country.
18 Dec 2024 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding any impact on the livestock industry in Scotland, whether it has considered the joint final report from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and Welsh Government on bovine electronic identification pilot projects, which reportedly found that, overall,…
Answer · Jim Fairlie: Scottish Ministers are considering all the available information on bovine EID and technology use across the UK. This includes the DEFRA and Welsh Government pilot report, the ScotEID pilot findings into UHF, the results and analysis of the consultation held …
18 Dec 2024 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what data it has on the number of Scottish animals slaughtered in England and vice versa, and what assessment it has made of any impact of its proposal to adopt ultra high frequency electronic identification technology.
Answer · Jim Fairlie: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-32087 on 19 December 2024. 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…
18 Dec 2024 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has undertaken of any impact that adopting ultra high frequency electronic identification technology would have on the trade of Scottish beef in Europe.
Answer · Jim Fairlie: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-32122 on 19 December 2024. 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…
18 Dec 2024 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government when it will conclude its review of the use of ultra high frequency electronic identification in livestock.
Answer · Jim Fairlie: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-32085 on 19 December 2024. 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…
18 Dec 2024 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has undertaken of any impact that adopting ultra high frequency electronic identification technology would have on the trade of Scottish cattle and beef with (a) England, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland.
Answer · Jim Fairlie: Scottish Ministers are considering all the available information on bovine EID and technology use across the UK. This includes the ScotEID pilot findings into UHF, the results and analysis of the consultation held on Cattle ID and Traceability earlier this ye…
18 Dec 2024 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with European Commission officials regarding the implementation of ultra high frequency electronic identification technology in livestock, in light of EU regulations specifying low frequency technology.
Answer · Jim Fairlie: The Scottish Government supported a meeting with NFUS and DG Sante on this matter held earlier this year. No concerns were raised or foreseen by EU officials on the use of UHF in Scotland.
18 Dec 2024 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with UK Government officials regarding the implementation of ultra high frequency electronic identification technology in livestock.
Answer · Jim Fairlie: The Scottish Government officials are in regular discussions with the other UK administrations on bovine EID.