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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. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 17 September 2025
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Question reference: S6W-40294

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 17 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will introduce retention incentives to ensure experienced police officers remain in post.

Question reference: S6W-40292

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 17 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address the reported projected loss of over 900 police officers to retirement by summer 2026.

Question reference: S6W-40293

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 17 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many police recruits are in training, and how many are expected to join the service in the next 12 months.

Question reference: S6W-40228

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 17 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what conditions are attached to any grant funding for equalities organisations to help ensure their (a) political neutrality, (b) value for money and (c) measurable outcomes.

Question reference: S6W-40277

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 17 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what response it has given to the reported calls from the Scottish Retail Consortium for no new business tax rises in the forthcoming Scottish Budget.

Question reference: S6W-40256

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 17 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of the number of offenders likely to be released early in the next 12 months under further emergency measures, and how victims will be notified.

Question reference: S6W-40232

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 17 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what the most recent forecast is for the prison population to the end of 2025-26, and how this compares to the design capacity of the prison estate.

Question reference: S6W-40271

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 17 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of it declaring a housing emergency, how it will respond to the reported loss of 12,000 homes from the landlord register since May 2023.

Question reference: S6W-40244

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 17 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, to reduce violence and drug harm, what additional investment it will make in secure accommodation and in-prison rehabilitation.

Question reference: S6W-40231

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 17 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what the estimated annual running cost of the National Social Work Agency is for 2025-26, and for each of the next three years.