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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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Question reference: S7W-04283

Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 10 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish any analysis that (a) supports its position that increasing sources of renewable electricity generation capacity, including wind, will lower household energy bills, and (b) shows what reduction in the average annual electricity bill of a Scottish household it expects will result from any such expansion.

Question reference: S7W-04282

Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 10 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7O-00361 by Jamie Hepburn on 7 October 2026, regarding the £5.15 million that has been provided to the Acorn carbon capture project, (a) to what activities or expenditure the funding has been allocated, (b) for what purpose it was provided, (c) to which body it was awarded, (d) the nature of the funding application through which it was secured, and (e) when it anticipates to disburse the balance of the £80 million that was announced without preconditions by the then Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport in January 2022.

Question reference: S7W-04092

Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 4 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the 2026 Scottish National Party manifesto commitment to “continue to work with campaigners to advance consideration” of reopening rail services to Ellon, Peterhead and Fraserburgh, what specific action it has taken.

Question reference: S7W-04077

Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 4 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of eligible young people received a bus pass through the Young Persons' Free Bus Travel scheme in 2024, 2025 and since April 2026, broken down by local authority area.

Question reference: S7W-04093

Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 4 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what the scope and purpose is of the Peterhead, Fraserburgh and Ellon Corridor Place Based Connectivity Assessment being commissioned by Nestrans, and whether it will assess the feasibility and business case for reinstating passenger and freight rail services to these towns.

Question reference: S7W-04094

Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 4 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what the next decision point will be following the completion of the further work by Nestrans on rail connectivity to Ellon, Peterhead and Fraserburgh, and what criteria it will use to determine whether the proposal progresses to a Transport Scotland business case.

Question reference: S7W-04076

Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 4 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a list of the electric vehicle charge points managed by ChargePlace Scotland, broken down by local authority area and whether the charge points are (a) slow, (b) fast, (c) rapid or (d) ultra-rapid.

Question reference: S7W-04075

Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 4 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government on how many occasions (a) ministers and (b) its staff have flown (i) out of and (ii) in to Glasgow Prestwick Airport since 2021, broken down by year.

Question reference: S7W-04019

Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 3 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason a temporary 50 mph speed limit remains in place on the A90 between the St Ann's and Keithock junctions following completion of the carriageway resurfacing works.

Question reference: S7W-04020

Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 3 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when it anticipates that the 70 mph speed limit will be reinstated on the A90 between the St Ann's and Keithock junctions, what action, if any, is required before this can take place, and from which budget any associated costs will be met.