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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

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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 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 26 April 2025
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Question reference: S6W-35663

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 20 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 2 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the funding that it provides to the Scottish Youth Parliament to support its mission to provide a national platform for young people to discuss the issues that are important to them, what information it has on how many young people were eligible to vote in the most recent Scottish Youth Parliament election, and what the turnout was.

Question reference: S6W-35805

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 2 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of the reported £1.8 billion in outstanding council tax it considers is realistically recoverable, and what projections it has made for the recovery of this debt.

Question reference: S6W-35992

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 20 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 2 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the travel expenses incurred by (a) ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) (i) senior and (ii) junior civil servants in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S6W-35661

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 20 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 2 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Government which decisions or recommendations by the Scottish Youth 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.

Question reference: S6W-35664

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 20 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 2 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the funding that it provides to the Scottish Youth Parliament to support its mission to provide a national platform for young people to discuss the issues that are important to them, whether it considers that the electoral process of the Scottish Youth Parliament encourages widespread participation from young people, and, if so, for what reason.

Question reference: S6W-35813

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 1 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the concerns raised in the May 2020 Royal Society of Edinburgh paper, Developing Scotland’s Artificial Intelligence Strategy, how it will ensure that AI businesses are not subject to excessive regulatory complexity.

 

Question reference: S6W-35801

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 1 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with football (a) clubs and (b) supporter groups regarding the potential impact of allowing alcohol sales inside grounds, and whether it will publish any feedback it has received on this.

Question reference: S6W-35972

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 20 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 1 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether NHS Scotland waiting times for all surgeries are in line with international best practices.

Question reference: S6W-35978

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 20 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 1 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that reducing methane and nitrous oxide emissions in agriculture does not lead to increased food imports from countries with poorer environmental standards.

Question reference: S6W-35976

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 20 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 1 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the feasibility of its net-zero targets for agriculture, in light of concerns raised in Scotland on Sunday on 16 March 2025 that current policies could put farms "at risk".