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-06000
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 28 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 11 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish its vision and proposal for a new system of rural support, in conjunction with a detailed net zero roadmap for the transition of farming businesses and practices, in order to provide certainty in relation to the support and payments that will be put in place to achieve this.
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Question reference: S6W-06010
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 28 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 10 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to oversee the expansion, restoration and sustainable management of native woodland.
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Question reference: S6W-04561
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 22 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 9 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what meetings the First Minister has had with the leader of Glasgow City Council in 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-06008
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 28 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 9 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to accelerate the rate of peatland restoration.
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Question reference: S6W-05994
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 28 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 9 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many employees have been trained or retrained through the North East Economic Recovery and Skills Fund.
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Question reference: S6W-05997
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 28 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 8 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what the average GP-to-patient ratio has been in each of the last 10 years.
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Question reference: S6W-05996
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 28 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 8 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what the recommended GP-to-patient ratio is, and how many GP practices are currently exceeding this recommended ratio.
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Question reference: S6W-06002
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 28 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 8 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has in relation to realigning, diversifying and scaling up the farm advisory service to advise on resource use, carbon and nature value farming and production.
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Question reference: S6W-05755
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 7 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to local authorities to de-risk net zero projects.
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Question reference: S6W-05754
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 7 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what finance rules will be put in place to support the requirement for local authorities to account for their carbon emissions.
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