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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 25 December 2025
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Question reference: S6W-42746

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 18 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 15 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with UK authorities regarding cross border movements linked to differential housing rights.

Question reference: S6W-42742

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 18 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 15 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of Scotland’s housing entitlements on the number of immigrants relocating to Glasgow and other urban areas.

Question reference: S6W-42714

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 18 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 15 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of its tax policies on the competitiveness of Scotland's high streets relative to those in the rest of the UK.

Question reference: S6W-42721

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 18 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 15 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish the full timeline of decisions and delays relating to the introduction of speed awareness courses.

Question reference: S6W-42741

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 18 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 15 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish any correspondence it has had with STV concerning the company’s reported financial difficulties.

Question reference: S6W-42712

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 18 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 15 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to provide certainty to renewable energy investors concerned about delays to major manufacturing decisions in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-42697

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 18 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 15 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what additional ambulance capacity has been allocated to support longer transfers of premature babies between neonatal services under its plans for the reconfiguration of neonatal intensive care units.

Question reference: S6W-42700

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 18 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 15 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many neonatal units have been downgraded in the last five years, and what evaluation it has conducted of patient outcomes following those downgrades.

Question reference: S6W-42704

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 18 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 15 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the absence of an accountable officer at a national body constitutes a breach of good governance standards, and what steps it will take to prevent any recurrence.

Question reference: S6W-42739

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 18 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 15 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what criteria it used to determine that 40% office attendance should be mandated for civil servants.