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
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Question reference: S6W-41148
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 October 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 10 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the Scottish Retail Consortium’s reported view that the term “shoplifting” underplays the seriousness of the crime and the cumulative impact it is having on the retail industry, and the recommendation that the term “shop theft” be used instead across the criminal justice system, including for data collection.
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Question reference: S6W-41147
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 October 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 10 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-40336 by Angela Constance on 16 September 2025, how many Drug Treatment and Testing Orders were (a) imposed by Edinburgh Sheriff Court and (b) successfully completed in (i) 2022-23 and (ii) 2023-24, also broken down by calendar month.
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Question reference: S6W-41140
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 October 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 6 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what the total value is of illicit cigarettes that have been seized by Trading Standards Scotland since 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-41138
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 October 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 6 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding any potential revenue that was lost due to the illicit cigarette trade in Scotland, over the last 12 months.
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Question reference: S6W-41141
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 October 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 6 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many prosecutions for illicit cigarette selling there have been since 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-41137
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 October 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 6 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what actions it is taking to repond to the illicit cigarette trade.
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Question reference: S6W-41139
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 October 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 6 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many illicit cigarettes have been seized by Trading Standards Scotland since 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-41136
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 October 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 6 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how it is working to prevent the sale of illicit cigarettes through street traders.
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Question reference: S6W-41146
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 October 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 6 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many sheriff courts are currently experiencing staffing issues that prevent the implementation of Drug Treatment and Testing Orders.
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Question reference: S6W-41063
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 October 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 4 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide information on the number of keyless car thefts committed and the location where they were reported, broken down by year since 2021-22.
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