Questions and answers
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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Question reference: S6W-16777
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 20 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what specific steps it is taking to address the reported long-term decline in the number of local authority-employed planners, in light of such planners having a significant role in delivering the ambitions of the new National Planning Framework.
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Question reference: S6W-16776
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 20 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to address any delays in the planning process that are holding up major renewables and other projects that are necessary to help meet net zero goals.
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Question reference: S6W-16323
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 20 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has allocated to spending on NHS frontline services in each year since 2016.
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Question reference: S6W-16356
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 20 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what impact assessments it has undertaken regarding students' experiences in colleges in relation to any reduction in lectures in colleges over the next five financial years.
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Question reference: S6W-16354
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 20 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its progress on improving data collection on college student destinations.
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Question reference: S6W-16357
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 20 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to any concerns expressed by the Education, Children and Young People Committee regarding the impact of financial constraints placed on colleges on their ability to meet their net zero commitments.
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Question reference: S6W-16351
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 20 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what support it will provide to colleges and universities to tackle student mental health issues.
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Question reference: S6W-16355
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 20 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what impact assessments it undertook regarding any removal of funding for college and university counsellors.
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Question reference: S6W-16339
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 20 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken since May 2021 to improve the digitisation of medical records.
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Question reference: S6W-16474
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 19 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what meetings it has had with Deloitte since May 2021, and what the agreed outcomes were of any such meetings.
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