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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 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 6 December 2025
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Question reference: S6W-42360

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 05 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 19 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has made of the reported rise in attempted murders perpetrated by children.

Question reference: S6W-42325

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 04 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 18 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what modelling it undertook prior to ending the local connection rule regarding the likely distribution of homeless individuals across Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-42355

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 04 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 18 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) UK and (b) Scottish Budget-related meetings have taken place between Scottish and UK ministers since September 2025.

Question reference: S6W-42352

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 04 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 18 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the article in The Scotsman on 23 November 2025, which reported that a recent meeting scheduled between the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and the UK energy minister had been cancelled, in light of the comment that the cabinet secretary had found that "communication has been difficult to establish", whether it will confirm its definition of "difficult to establish" in the context of this.

Question reference: S6W-42324

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 04 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 18 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any link between its decision to end the local connection rule and the reported rise in homelessness presentations from refugee households.

Question reference: S6W-42354

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 04 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 18 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the article in The Scotsman on 23 November 2025, which reported that a recent meeting scheduled between the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and the UK energy minister had been cancelled, whether it will publish all correspondence related to this cancelled meeting.

Question reference: S6W-42323

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 04 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 18 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an updated cost benefit analysis comparing heat pumps with alternative low carbon heating technologies relevant to existing housing stock.

Question reference: S6W-42318

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 04 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 18 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any financial and regulatory uncertainty created for households and industry by the repeated postponement of legislation on greener heating systems.

Question reference: S6W-42334

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 04 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 18 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any possible duplication of effort between the separate taskforces convened by it and local government regarding the Mossmorran ethylene plant.

Question reference: S6W-42320

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 04 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 18 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what the total projected cost is to homeowners of any future obligations relating to heat pumps and other non-carbon heating systems.