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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.

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

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Question reference: S6W-38710

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 27 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many fixed penalty notices for (a) littering and (b) fly-tipping have been issued in each year since 2019, and what percentage of these were paid in full.

Question reference: S6W-38713

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 27 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to ensure that there is consistent enforcement of fly-tipping offences across local authorities, as set out in the National Litter and Flytipping Strategy 2023-24 Action Plan.

Question reference: S6W-38717

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 27 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what specific support it is providing to rural local authorities and communities to address fly-tipping in remote and sparsely populated areas, in light of the commitments in the National Litter and Flytipping Strategy 2023-24.

Question reference: S6W-38634

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 June 2025
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Current Status: Answer expected on 25 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what work it has undertaken to assess the interaction of section 20 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill with deer management powers in the Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill.

Question reference: S6W-38562

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 June 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 24 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-32826 by Jim Fairlie on 16 January 2025, whether it will provide an update on Transport Scotland's consideration of new vessels for the Dunoon to Gourock ferry route, and when a decision will be taken.

Question reference: S6W-38518

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 June 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 24 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-30469 by Fiona Hyslop on 1 November 2024, whether it will provide an update on the number of commercial (a) vehicles carried and (b) vehicle lane metres used in (i) 2024 and (ii) 2025, broken down by individual routes.

Question reference: S6W-38483

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 09 June 2025
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Current Status: Answer expected on 23 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what actions it is taking to increase the number of breeding (a) cattle and (b) sheep.

Question reference: S6W-38482

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 09 June 2025
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Current Status: Answer expected on 23 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to Quality Meat Scotland's research, Meating our Potential, and in what ways the Scottish Government can help to support its aims.

Question reference: S6W-37915

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 May 2025
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 5 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-35571 by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 18 March 2025, whether it will provide an update on its engagement with the Scotland Office regarding the proposed order under section 104 of the Scotland Act 1998 relating to changing marriages to civil partnerships.

Question reference: S6W-38250

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 June 2025
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Current Status: Answer expected on 18 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government when any outstanding Scottish Upland Sheep Support Scheme payments for 2025-26 will be paid to applicants.