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: S6O-01543
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 November 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the removal of funding for the Scotland’s Winter Festivals Fund.
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Question reference: S6W-11791
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 28 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 9 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many conversations it has had with local authorities since May 2022 regarding the promotion of active travel.
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Question reference: S6W-11676
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 8 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-10790 by Neil Gray on 3 October 2022, whether it will provide the information requested regarding how many nights' accommodation have been booked for Ukrainian refugees under the Super Sponsor scheme with Hotels.com since 1 March 2022, and for any such bookings, what the (a) lowest, (b) highest and (c) average cost per night is, and what the (i) shortest, (ii) longest and (iii) average length of a stay in a hotel is.
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Question reference: S6W-11674
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 8 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-10788 by Neil Gray on 3 October 2022, whether it will provide the information requested regarding how many nights' accommodation have been booked for Ukrainian refugees under the Super Sponsor scheme with LateRooms.com since 1 March 2022, and for any such bookings, what the (a) lowest, (b) highest and (c) average cost per night is, and what the (i) shortest, (ii) longest and (iii) average length of a stay in a hotel is.
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Question reference: S6W-11677
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 8 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-10791 by Neil Gray on 3 October 2022, whether it will provide the information requested regarding how many nights' accommodation have been booked for Ukrainian refugees under the Super Sponsor scheme with eboooking.com since 1 March 2022, and for any such bookings, what the (a) lowest, (b) highest and (c) average cost per night is, and what the (i) shortest, (ii) longest and (iii) average length of a stay in a hotel is.
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Question reference: S6W-11673
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 8 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-10787 by Neil Gray on 3 October 2022, whether it will provide the information requested regarding how many nights' accommodation have been booked for Ukrainian refugees under the Super Sponsor scheme with Trivago.co.uk since 1 March 2022, and for any such bookings, what the (a) lowest, (b) highest and (c) average cost per night is, and what the (i) shortest, (ii) longest and (iii) average length of a stay in a hotel is.
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Question reference: S6W-11675
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 8 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-10789 by Neil Gray on 3 October 2022, whether it will provide the information requested regarding how many nights' accommodation have been booked for Ukrainian refugees under the Super Sponsor scheme with Expedia.co.uk since 1 March 2022, and for any such bookings, what the (a) lowest, (b) highest and (c) average cost per night is, and what the (i) shortest, (ii) longest and (iii) average length of a stay in a hotel is.
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Question reference: S6W-11678
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 8 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-10792 by Neil Gray on 3 October 2022, whether it will provide the information requested regarding how many nights' accommodation have been booked for Ukrainian refugees under the Super Sponsor scheme with Booking.com since 1 March 2022, and for any such bookings, what the (a) lowest, (b) highest and (c) average cost per night is, and what the (i) shortest, (ii) longest and (iii) average length of a stay in a hotel is.
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Question reference: S6W-11798
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 28 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 8 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its response to the FOI request FOI/202200316022, for what reason three independent schools could be inspected in the last two years while no primary, secondary or special schools were inspected during the same period.
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Question reference: S6W-11443
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 07 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 2 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it made the decision to terminate the contract with Serco to run the Caledonian Sleeper service.