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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. Session 6: 13 May 2021 to 8 April 2026
  7. Current session: 14 May 2026 to 19 October 2026
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Question reference: S6W-00776

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 1 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what criteria it uses to determine whether a company should be taken into public ownership.

Question reference: S6W-00682

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 1 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what the locations of all "rapid" electric vehicle chargers are in the (a) North East Scotland parliamentary region and (b) rest of Scotland, and how the public can find out about these locations.

Question reference: S6W-00679

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 1 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how drivers of electric vehicles can locate public charging points prior to commencing a journey.

Question reference: S6W-00684

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 1 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how it monitors the provision of domestic charging points, and where the current installers of such points are located.

Question reference: S6W-00680

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 1 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what the current locations of all electric vehicle charging points are in the North East Scotland parliamentary region.

Question reference: S6W-00683

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 1 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to encourage hotels to provide electric vehicle chargers.

Question reference: S6W-00681

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 1 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that electric vehicle charging points are working; if they are not working, how it ensures that they will be repaired, and within what timescale.

Question reference: S6W-01004

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 30 June 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the cruise industry’s health and safety COVID-19 protocols represent best practice.

Question reference: S6W-01005

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 30 June 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether cruise ships from the rest of the UK will be permitted to dock in Scotland from 19 July 2021, if the planned lifting of the COVID-19 restrictions takes place.

Question reference: S6W-01006

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 29 June 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has carried out or plans of the economic impact of preventing domestic cruise operations from restarting.