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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

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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 9 June 2026
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Question reference: S7W-00792

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 04 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 18 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to extending permitted development rights for small-scale geothermal and heat networks.

Question reference: S7W-00791

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 04 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 18 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to encourage private investment in geothermal energy infrastructure.

Question reference: S7W-00793

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 04 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 18 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7W-00644 by Stephen Gethins on 3 June 2026, which did not address the question posed, and in light of remarks by Alan Brown MSP in the debate, It’s Scotland’s energy, on 28 May 2026, in which he said, "Zonal pricing was an option that could bring down bills, but that was immediately ruled out by Westminster", whether it supports the introduction of zonal pricing in the electricity market, and what specific evidence it has relied upon in forming its position.

Question reference: S7W-00794

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 04 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 18 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7W-00321 by Jenny Gilruth on 3 June 2026, how much (a) money was raised from the ScotWind leasing round, (b) of this money it used or has profiled to use on other portfolio commitments as well as supporting the Scottish Budget, and (c) remains and whether the entirety of what remains will be used to capitalise the proposed Scotwind Wealth Fund.

Question reference: S7W-00616

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 28 May 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Stephen Gethins on 4 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding the current Contracts for Difference strike price per MWh for (a) onshore, (b) fixed-bottom offshore and (c) floating offshore wind.

Question reference: S7W-00325

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 4 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish a full list of the policy areas for which the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Rural Affairs has responsibility.

Question reference: S7W-00743

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 17 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether the eight Ford Ranger Ultra-Light Pumping Units, which can been used for wildfire management and cost nearly £1 million, are all operational as of 3 June 2026, in light of them being unavailable during Scotland’s worst wildfire season on record in 2025.

Question reference: S7W-00744

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 17 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Education, Culture and Gaelic on 2 June 2026 on phone-free classrooms, whether it plans to limit the extent of any ban to classrooms and/or formal classroom time, or whether it plans to implement a ban across the whole school day and/or campus.

Question reference: S7O-00042

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 June 2026
  • Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 10 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of Scotland’s energy security, including any consequent action it plans to take, in light of heightened global tensions particularly in the Middle East and Ukraine.

Question reference: S7W-00644

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 28 May 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Stephen Gethins on 3 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it supports the introduction of zonal pricing in the electricity market, and what specific evidence it has relied upon in forming its position.