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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 ��˿�� to get factual and statistical information.

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Question reference: S6W-39662

Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 31 July 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 28 August 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will compensate people injured or harmed by turbine blade pass frequency emissions, in the event that it considers that the update to the Working Group on Noise from Wind Turbines' 1996 report, The Assessment and Rating of Noise from Wind Farms (ETSU-R-97), fails to protect human health from blade pass low-frequency noise emissions.

Question reference: S6W-39669

Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 31 July 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 28 August 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the UK Government's announcement that it will not pursue plans for zonal energy prices, what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding this, including how it might support local authorities that might wish to pursue the possibility of a local energy rate.

Question reference: S6W-39215

Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 07 July 2025
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 30 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government in which year it anticipates that new ferries to replace MV (a) Hjaltland, (b) Hrossey and (c) Hamnavoe, which serve the Northern Isles Ferry Service route, will come into service.

The Vessels and Ports Plan, published as part of the Islands Connectivity Plan, indicates delivery of new tonnage to replace the three NIFS Ro-Pax vessels is expected within Phase 3 (2031-2036). Work on planning for and procuring their replacements will commence during Phase 1(2021-2026). The outline business case for the replacement vessels, including concept design work and project cost estimates, is expected to be presented to Transport Scotland and then Ministers in 2026. The specific timeline of business case activity, procurement and delivery is still currently being developed and will be dependent upon resource, required approvals and available funding.

Question reference: S6W-39217

Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 07 July 2025
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 30 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what cost estimates it has made of the process to replace MV (a) Hjaltland, (b) Hrossey and (c) Hamnavoe, which have served on the Northern Isles Ferry Service route since 2002.

Question reference: S6W-39216

Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 07 July 2025
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 30 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to begin the process of replacing MV (a) Hjaltland, (b) Hrossey and (c) Hamnavoe, which serve the Northern Isles Ferry Service route.

Question reference: S6W-39218

Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 07 July 2025
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 30 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what the timeline is for the process of replacing MV (a) Hjaltland, (b) MV Hrossey and (c) MV Hamnavoe, which serve the Northern Isles Ferry Service route.

Question reference: S6W-39108

Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 July 2025
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 29 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether Transport Scotland or the operator, Serco Northlink Ferries, have calculated any additional costs to islanders who have to transport their vehicle as freight, at a higher charge, when there is no vehicle or cabin capacity on the passenger vessels on Northern Isles routes on the dates that they need to travel.

Question reference: S6W-39109

Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 July 2025
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 29 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether Transport Scotland or the operator, Serco Northlink Ferries, have carried out a recent assessment of potentially introducing occasional daytime sailings on Northern Isles routes to relieve any pressure on passenger capacity during peak times.

Question reference: S6W-39571

Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 28 July 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 25 August 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for long-term health conditions.

Question reference: S6W-39570

Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 28 July 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 25 August 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will support research into the effectiveness of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for long-term health conditions, including myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and long COVID.