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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 MSPs 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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 24 November 2024
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Question reference: S6W-26707

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 05 April 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 24 April 2024

To ask the Scottish Government on how many occasions the Nursing and Midwifery Taskforce has met since it was announced in February 2023.

Question reference: S6W-26706

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 05 April 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Christina McKelvie on 24 April 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many additional residential rehabilitation beds were (a) created and (b) made available across Scotland between February 2023 and February 2024.

Question reference: S6W-26708

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 05 April 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 24 April 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what measures the Nursing and Midwifery Taskforce has agreed on that will aim to "improve working conditions for nurses".

Question reference: S6W-26710

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 05 April 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 23 April 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how much of the Fuel Insecurity Fund has been distributed in each financial year since it was launched.

Question reference: S6W-26722

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 05 April 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don on 23 April 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many of its childminder recruitment pilots are based in the Highlands and Islands, and where they are based.

Question reference: S6W-26711

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 05 April 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 23 April 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding in total has been distributed from the Fuel Insecurity Fund within each local authority area in each year since it was launched.

Question reference: S6W-26705

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 05 April 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Christina McKelvie on 23 April 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many residential rehabilitation beds there currently are in the Highlands and Islands region, broken down by local authority area.

Question reference: S6W-26715

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 05 April 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 22 April 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that the Bòrd na Gàidhlig will be ending its Gaelic Officers scheme as a result of the Scottish Government not providing an uplift in funding of £354,000 alongside the 2024-25 budget for the Bòrd na Gàidhlig.

Question reference: S6W-26717

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 05 April 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 18 April 2024

To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to publish sub-local authority data from Scotland’s Census 2022.

Question reference: S6O-03352

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 April 2024
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 April 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what activity it will undertake regarding its Action Plan to Address Depopulation.