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-02761
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 24 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether senior officers across all public bodies are mandated to take part in in-depth carbon mitigation training.
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Question reference: S6W-03031
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 24 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many of its civil servants are currently engaged in work on Scottish independence.
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Question reference: S6W-02868
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 24 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government on how many occasions it has worked with the UK Government on issues related to the price of electricity and gas in order to ensure that electric heating systems do not penalise homeowners or increase fuel poverty.
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Question reference: S6W-02888
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 24 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many deaths in custody there have been in prisons in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S6W-02850
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 23 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to advise drivers of the roll-out of lower-emissions E10 petrol.
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Question reference: S6W-02727
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 22 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it had with representatives of sports bodies, other than those representing football, ahead of its announcement regarding its plan to introduce COVID-19 vaccine passports at certain events.
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Question reference: S6W-02725
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it had with representatives of football clubs ahead of its announcement regarding its plan to introduce COVID-19 vaccine passports at certain events.
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Question reference: S6W-02726
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 21 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it had with representatives of the theatre sector ahead of its announcement regarding its plan to introduce COVID-19 vaccine passports at certain events.
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Question reference: S6W-02869
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 21 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government which paedologists or specialists in children's behaviour it consulted in advance of its LGBT inclusivity guidance being provided to schools.
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Question reference: S6W-02724
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 16 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it had with representatives of the nightclub sector ahead of its announcement regarding its plan to introduce COVID-19 vaccine passports at certain events.