Questions and answers

Question reference: S6W-29059

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 August 2024
Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 26 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether the topic of Scottish independence was discussed in the meeting between the Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture and Nathalie Loiseau MEP on 23 January 2024.

Question reference: S6W-29057

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 August 2024
Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 26 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether the topic of Scottish independence was discussed in the meeting between the Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture and Simon Coveney TD on 17 January 2024.

Question reference: S6W-29060

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 August 2024
Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 26 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether the topic of Scottish independence was discussed in the meeting between the Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture and David McAllister MEP on 24 January 2024.

Question reference: S6W-29063

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 August 2024
Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 26 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether the topic of Scottish independence was discussed in the meeting between the Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture and the Minister-President of Flanders on 25 January 2024.

Question reference: S6W-29064

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 August 2024
Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 26 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether the topic of Scottish independence was discussed in the meeting between the Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture and the Ambassador of Norway to the EU on 25 January 2024.

Question reference: S6W-29062

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 August 2024
Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 26 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether the topic of Scottish independence was discussed in the meeting between the Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture and MEPs from the European Parliament’s Culture and Education (CULT) Committee on 24 January 2024.

Question reference: S6W-29066

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 August 2024
Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 26 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether the topic of Scottish independence was discussed in the meeting between the Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture and the Ambassador of Austria to the EU on 25 January 2024.

Question reference: S6W-29058

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 August 2024
Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 26 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether the topic of Scottish independence was discussed in the meeting between the Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture and the Irish Ambassador to the EU on 23 January 2024.

Question reference: S6W-29061

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 August 2024
Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 26 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether the topic of Scottish independence was discussed in the meeting between the Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture and Terry Reintke MEP on 24 January 2024.

Question reference: S6W-28961

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 August 2024
Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 23 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it considered investing in new canals as part of the second Strategic Transport Projects Review (STPR2).

Canals in Scotland were not considered during the second Strategic Transport Projects Review, as water-based transport on canals and estuaries (such as water taxis) were deemed to be out of scope of the review, as noted in the Appendix A of the. Final technical report - December 2022 - STPR2 | Transport Scotland

The Scottish Government laid out their plans for the canal network in the 2013 publication HYPERLINK "" Making the most of Scotland’s canals | Transport Scotland based on the following seven principles:

Valuing the heritage of our canals
Fulfilling statutory and regulatory obligations
Risk management and safety
Increasing awareness of the potential contribution which canals can make
Delivering a high quality experience
Working through partnership and collaboration
Monitoring and measuring outcomes

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