Questions and answers
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
Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.
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Question reference: S7W-00151
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 May 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 4 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what procurement it has undertaken regarding the use of artificial intelligence in stroke diagnosis.
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Question reference: S7W-00103
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 May 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 4 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what support services are being made available to former patients of Sam Eljamel and their families during reported delays to the public inquiry proceedings.
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Question reference: S7W-00106
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 May 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 4 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions ministers or officials have had with the chair of the public inquiry into Sam Eljamel regarding reported concerns raised by patients and families about delays to proceedings.
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Question reference: S7W-00152
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 May 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 4 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to integrate the use of artificial intelligence into the stroke pathway, particularly for the diagnosis of strokes.
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Question reference: S7W-00109
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 May 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 3 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of the number of prostate cancer cases that have been diagnosed at a late stage in each of the last five years, and what assessment it has made of whether earlier screening could improve outcomes.
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Question reference: S7W-00107
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 May 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 3 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is regarding the potential introduction of a universal prostate cancer screening programme in Scotland.
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Question reference: S7W-00116
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 May 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 3 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what contraband, including drugs, weapons, mobile phones and SIM cards, has been recovered from drones intercepted at each prison in each of the last three years.
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Question reference: S7W-00115
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 May 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 3 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds regarding the number of drones detected in the vicinity of each prison in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S7W-00117
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 May 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 3 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the First Minister’s reported comments regarding the Northern Ireland Troubles and Sinn Féin what (a) assessment it has made of any impact those comments might have on victims’ families living in Scotland and (b) discussions it has had with any such communities on the matter.
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Question reference: S7W-00114
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 May 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 3 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of the local road network is currently classified as requiring maintenance or repair, broken down by local authority area.
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