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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

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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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 29 March 2026
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Question reference: S6W-36597

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 24 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers the level of funding for the Social Housing Net Zero Heat Fund to be adequate to meet its stated targets.

Question reference: S6W-36527

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 03 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 24 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its strategy is to attract a share of the reported $650 billion in nearshoring investment expected across the UK over the next three years.

Question reference: S6W-35591

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 27 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Christine Grahame (on behalf of the SPCB) on 24 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it will provide a list of all organisations and groups that have exhibited at the Scottish Parliament, broken down by how many times each has exhibited, and which MSP sponsored the exhibition, since May 2021.

 

 

Question reference: S6W-36562

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 23 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how it will fund the projected increase in social security expenditure without raising taxes or making reductions to other public services.

Question reference: S6W-36444

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 03 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 23 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many incidents involving vaping in schools have been reported since the roll-out of the Tobacco and Vaping Framework.

Question reference: S6W-36685

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 23 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has conducted of income levels among older people in Scotland and how this compares with other parts of the UK.

Question reference: S6W-36593

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 23 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what (a) subscription and (b) other associated costs it has paid in each of the last five years for the provision of (i) Microsoft Teams, (ii) Zoom and (iii) other videoconferencing software.

Question reference: S6W-36437

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 03 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 23 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with NHS boards and other public bodies to identify further opportunities for co-location, estate consolidation and hybrid working efficiencies.

Question reference: S6W-36438

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 03 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 23 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how much revenue has been generated in the last three years from the sale of government-owned properties declared surplus to requirements, and how any such revenue has been reinvested.

Question reference: S6W-36436

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 03 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 23 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what savings it estimates have been achieved in the 2024-25 financial year through the early termination or non-renewal of public sector office leases.