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-36439
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how it is monitoring the effectiveness of the £900,000 provided to local authorities to provide professional learning for support staff to improve skill levels in responding to distressed behaviour in schools.
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Question reference: S6W-36466
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers the (a) capital and (b) maintenance funding available to NHS boards is adequate to ensure that mental health facilities are safe and comply with Health and Safety Executive standards.
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Question reference: S6W-36305
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how it has assessed whether fishing gear purchased through Marine Fund Scotland has improved the sustainability and selectivity of bottom trawl fishing.
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Question reference: S6W-36444
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many incidents involving vaping in schools have been reported since the roll-out of the Tobacco and Vaping Framework.
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Question reference: S6W-36517
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will request that Historic Environment Scotland introduce a policy to recommend to planning authorities that they serve a building preservation notice at the outset of any instance where it has been requested to assess a building for designation but where that building may be subject to development proposals, or otherwise at risk of demolition during the designation assessment process.
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Question reference: S6W-36508
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to evaluate the economic impact of the extended producer responsibility scheme on brewers and pubs in Scotland, including whether packaging costs have affected prices.
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Question reference: S6W-36486
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has carried out on whether there is a link between the reported fall in pupil suspensions and the rise in the number of teachers being assaulted.
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Question reference: S6W-36475
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what impact full fiscal autonomy could have on its commitments to protect (a) the NHS, (b) education and (c) local authority budgets.
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Question reference: S6W-36528
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has commissioned any economic modelling on the impact of reshoring manufacturing to Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-36526
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what infrastructure improvements it is prioritising to support increased manufacturing in Scotland.
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