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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 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 18 February 2026
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Question reference: S6W-43769

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 3 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an itemised breakdown of the cost of a standard Baby Box.

Question reference: S6W-43689

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 26 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many mental health or welfare-related call-outs police officers have attended in the last year.

Question reference: S6W-43690

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 26 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many police stations have (a) closed and (b) reduced their public counter hours since 2015.

Question reference: S6W-43687

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 26 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many retail workers have been threatened with weapons, including knives or machetes, in each of the last three years.

Question reference: S6W-43685

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 26 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many incidents, complaints or safeguarding referrals involving biologically male prisoners held in women’s prisons have been recorded since 2018.

Question reference: S6W-43688

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 26 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of Police Scotland officer time is currently spent on non-crime-related activity.

Question reference: S6W-43691

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 26 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many modern language teachers have left the profession in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S6W-43693

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 26 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what legal advice it has received regarding pupils' rights to opt out of religious observance in schools.

Question reference: S6W-43686

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 26 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many prosecutions have been brought under the Protection of Workers (Retail and Age-restricted Goods and Services) (Scotland) Act 2021 in each year since its enactment.

Question reference: S6O-05539

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 February 2026
  • Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 19 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has undertaken of any link between social media use and violent disruption in classrooms in Scotland.