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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 2 April 2025
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Question reference: S6W-35606

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 25 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the recently announced £100 million of apprenticeship funding by (a) sector and (b) region.

Question reference: S6W-35605

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 25 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what impact the focus on skills shortage sectors will have on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) seeking to take on apprentices in non-priority areas.

Question reference: S6W-35604

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 25 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what specific support is being provided to apprentices and training providers in rural areas, where access to placements may be more challenging.

Question reference: S6W-35611

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 25 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it is considering reviewing the reported cap on domestic university student numbers, in light of Scotland's universities' reported reliance on international fees to compensate for any shortfalls in government funding.

Question reference: S6W-35609

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 25 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has conducted of the long-term viability of its free university tuition policy, in light of the reported financial pressures being experienced by universities.

Question reference: S6W-35601

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 21 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many of the reported 700,000 homes deemed not fit for habitation are publicly owned, and what steps are being taken to ensure that local authorities and housing associations upgrade substandard properties.

Question reference: S6W-35600

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 21 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the causes behind the reported increase in homes falling below the tolerable standard since 2018.

Question reference: S6W-35599

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 21 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported increase in homes deemed not fit for habitation, from 54,000 in 2018 to 729,000 in 2023.

Question reference: S6W-35663

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 20 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 3 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the funding that it provides to the Scottish Youth Parliament to support its mission to provide a national platform for young people to discuss the issues that are important to them, what information it has on how many young people were eligible to vote in the most recent Scottish Youth Parliament election, and what the turnout was.

Question reference: S6W-35659

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 20 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 3 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what oversight mechanisms are in place to ensure that the Scottish Youth Parliament is accountable for the public funds that it receives.