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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 26 April 2025
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Question reference: S6W-36997

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 6 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many violent incidents involving pupils have been recorded across each local authority in the current academic year.

Question reference: S6W-37027

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 6 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the performance and effectiveness of the public bodies under its control.

Question reference: S6W-37090

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 6 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reported warnings from the Scottish Chambers of Commerce that skills shortages and a broken training system are acting as structural barriers to growth.

Question reference: S6W-36979

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 6 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will follow the example of England in prohibiting under-18s from receiving non-surgical cosmetic treatments, such as fillers and Botox

Question reference: S6W-36991

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 6 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it reportedly spent £2.67 million on office buildings, in light of reports that occupancy rates in some have been as low as 20%.

Question reference: S6W-36993

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 6 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the cost-effectiveness of continuing to maintain large office buildings such as Victoria Quay, St Andrew’s House and Saughton House, in light of their reportedly low average desk occupancy.

Question reference: S6W-37052

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 6 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to reinstate eligibility for flu vaccination for people aged 50 to 64.

Question reference: S6W-36870

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 6 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has assessed any reputational risk to Scottish produce of the continuation of a ban on gene-edited crops, in light of such crops being permitted in other parts of the UK and the EU.

Question reference: S6W-36980

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 6 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how much was spent on staffing the constitutional futures division between 2019 and its disbandment.

Question reference: S6W-36871

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 6 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to engage with the farming and scientific community in determining the future of gene-edited food systems in Scotland.