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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

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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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-37164

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on how many nurseries have been mothballed or closed since 2020.

Question reference: S6W-37117

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the long-term viability of Scotland’s livestock sector, in light of the finding that 68% of lowland cattle and sheep farms were operating at a loss in 2023-24.

Question reference: S6W-37134

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what additional measures it will introduce to increase recruitment to Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) courses in subjects that are reportedly well below the target level, including maths, computing and chemistry.

Question reference: S6W-37135

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that all public bodies and agencies under its control are subject to meaningful parliamentary scrutiny and accountability.

Question reference: S6W-37158

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that only around a quarter of assaults on shop workers in 2023 have resulted in a conviction.

Question reference: S6W-37132

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason its targets for teacher training enrolments in key subjects such as maths, physics, chemistry and computing in 2024 have reportedly been missed.

Question reference: S6W-37087

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what instructions it has issued to the Scottish Qualifications Authority regarding the replacement or non-replacement of any compromised qualification materials. 

Question reference: S6W-37163

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reported concerns that rural nursery closures will force families to travel long distances or give up work due to a lack of childcare.

Question reference: S6W-37107

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in light of recent reported findings linking untreated hearing loss to a third of dementia cases in older people.

Question reference: S6W-37112

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has conducted a full assessment of any administrative and financial risks associated with its plan to mitigate the two-child benefit cap, and, if so, whether it will publish that assessment.