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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 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 5 July 2025
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Question reference: S6W-39156

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 July 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 1 August 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many jobs in Scotland are reliant on the naval shipbuilding programme.

Question reference: S6W-39169

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 July 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 1 August 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the value for money of the reported £3.8 million that it spent on its net zero marketing campaign.

Question reference: S6W-39153

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 July 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 1 August 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what due diligence it undertook prior to it reportedly approving £300,000 of public funding for the Edinburgh International Book Festival.

Question reference: S6W-39133

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 July 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 1 August 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish any terms for enhanced benefits that were requested by unions representing its civil service as part of any agreement on increased office attendance.

Question reference: S6W-39152

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 July 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 1 August 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether it is appropriate for prisoners convicted of sexual violence offences to be allowed to view sexual content while in prison.

Question reference: S6W-39162

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 July 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 1 August 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many police officers subject to allegations of sexual misconduct currently remain in post.

Question reference: S6W-39165

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 July 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 1 August 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding Scotland's approach to wildfire management, what its response is to reported calls for better fuel management and controlled burning.

Question reference: S6W-39164

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 July 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 1 August 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether its funding decisions have contributed to any reduction in police capacity.

Question reference: S6W-39158

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 July 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 1 August 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of the cost to Scotland’s economy of poor mobile connectivity.

Question reference: S6W-39172

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 July 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 1 August 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on Scottish Water's reported call to ban wet wipes that contain plastic.