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-10786
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 September 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 26 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to deliver a (a) gradual and (b) flexible reintroduction of non-domestic rates to enable businesses to concentrate their resources on business re-growth.
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Question reference: S6W-10784
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 September 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 26 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many Ukrainian refugees are being hosted by hotels in the City of Edinburgh Council area.
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Question reference: S6W-10747
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 September 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 23 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many computers it has purchased for each of its directorates in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S6W-10746
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 September 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 23 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many laptops it has purchased since 1 March 2020, broken down by the brand of laptop, and what the total cost was of these purchases.
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Question reference: S6W-10850
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 September 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 22 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much money has been allocated to Scottish Canals in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S6W-10960
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 September 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 22 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the expected cost of its current case in the Supreme Court regarding the Scottish Independence Referendum Bill.
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Question reference: S6W-10739
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 September 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 21 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many people who have been issued a visa under its Super Sponsor scheme are currently receiving free tuition to study in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-10744
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 September 2022
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 21 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what performance indicators it has set HaskoningDHV UK Limited to determine whether it has successfully "identified ways to improve the competitiveness" of the Ferguson Marine yard.
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Question reference: S6W-10753
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 September 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 21 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what trends it has identified regarding urban rat populations over the last five years.
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Question reference: S6W-10742
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 September 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 21 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide the gender breakdown by age grouping of Ukrainian refugees who have arrived in Scotland under its Super Sponsor scheme.
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