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
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Question reference: S6W-12368
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 18 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 6 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how many children in each local authority area are eligible to receive a free laptop or tablet, and, of those, how many (a) have received and (b) are yet to receive a free laptop or tablet.
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Question reference: S6W-12407
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 2 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-06244 by Patrick Harvie on 23 February 2022, whether it will provide an update on how many bikes have been repaired through the Scotland Cycle Repair Scheme in each year since 2020.
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Question reference: S6W-12404
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 2 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what the projected annual spending on active travel is for each of the next five years.
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Question reference: S6W-12406
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 2 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-06245 by Patrick Harvie on 23 February 2022, whether it will provide an update on how many free bikes have been given to school pupils since May 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-12405
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 2 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on active travel in each of the past five years.
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Question reference: S6T-00982
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 November 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to avoid industrial action by teachers.
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Question reference: S6W-11895
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 15 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a list of all the examination bodies in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-11790
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 28 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 10 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of any compensation payments made by each NHS board in each year since 2017.
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Question reference: S6W-11787
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 28 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 10 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what the total amount is of any compensation that NHS Scotland has paid out, broken down by year since 2007.
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Question reference: S6W-11789
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 28 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 10 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding any compensation payments made by NHS Scotland since 2017, whether it will provide a breakdown of the (a) reasons for and (b) amount of each of any such payments.