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-36821
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 8 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what specific support is being provided to farmers and food producers in areas affected by below-average rainfall and dwindling groundwater levels.
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Question reference: S6W-36816
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 8 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many care packages for vulnerable people have been reduced or cancelled as a result of reported Integration Joint Board budget shortfalls.
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Question reference: S6W-36733
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 7 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers Members of the Children’s Parliament to be representative of Scotland's children, and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.
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Question reference: S6W-36742
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 7 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to ensure that registered social landlords do not grant social housing tenancies to individuals subject to immigration control.
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Question reference: S6W-36736
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 7 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made regarding whether the Children's Parliament is the most effective mechanism for children's engagement in policy making.
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Question reference: S6W-36743
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 7 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many limited companies are registered in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-36741
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 7 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what impact the Children's Parliament's initiative, Scottish Government Executive Team Takeover, had on the (a) productivity or effectiveness of its ministerial offices and (b) wider operation of government.
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Question reference: S6W-36739
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 7 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government which decisions or recommendations by the Children's Parliament have influenced its policy since May 2007, also broken down by policy and in what way it was influenced, and what information it has for the period prior to this.
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Question reference: S6W-36745
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 7 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of university spin-out companies formed in Scotland have (a) remained in the country and (b) relocated to (i) the rest of the UK and (ii) overseas.
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Question reference: S6W-36740
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 7 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has provided to the Children's Parliament in each of the last five years, and what its position is on whether this has delivered value for money.
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