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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: .

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 environment occurs, operators must notify the Scottish Ministers within 24 hours for developments consented under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989, including details of the incident and any remedial actions taken.

As of 31 July 2025, the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh has 8 live vacancies.

(a) Total FTE – 281.4, which includes (b) Part-time staff 64.4 FTE; and (c) 59 temporary roles.

It is important to note that as a registered charity, the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh receives multiple income streams that contribute towards its headcount. This can include, for example, Scottish Government Grant in Aid, funding from research grants or self-generated income.

This information can be found in the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh‘s (RBGE) Annual Reports and Accounts: .

This information can be found in the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh‘s (RBGE) Annual Reports and Accounts: .

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

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

Under the North East Operating Company contract, there are no Payment Adjustment Factors applicable to delays to completion of work for unforeseen events outwith the control of the contractor, such as un-charted services and environmental/ecological issues. As such no contractual penalties have been applied for the completion of the repair and refurbishment work at the A96 Union Bridge in Keith.

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 (Scotland) Act 2024 on engagement. This process will not involve the publication of a draft plan. The 2024 Act requires the Scottish Minister to lay a statement describing the engagement undertaken in respect of the plan at the same time as laying the plan. The Scottish Government intends to complete this process and publish the first Rural Support Plan in December 2025.

For further background I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-39056 on 10 July 2025. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at /chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers.