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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 4 April 2025
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Question reference: S6W-10750

  • 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 29 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government when the First Minister last met a representative from CBI Scotland, and what was discussed.

Question reference: S6W-10767

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 01 September 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 29 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government which cities are developing business cases for large-scale transformation of places involving buildings, transport and greenspaces to reduce emissions and adapt to climate impacts, blending public and private investment, and how much progress it anticipates will have been made on this by the end of 2022.

Question reference: S6W-10766

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 01 September 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 29 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what additional support it is providing to ensure that a minimum of four cities develop business cases for large-scale transformation of places involving buildings, transport and greenspaces to reduce emissions and adapt to climate impacts, blending public and private investment.

Question reference: S6W-10751

  • 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 29 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government when the First Minister last met a representative from the Federation of Small Businesses Scotland, and what was discussed.

Question reference: S6W-10745

  • 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 27 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many times ministers have called in planning applications from planning committees in each of the last 10 years.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.