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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 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 31 October 2025
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Question reference: S6W-41607

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 30 October 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish a full timetable for meeting its 2021 election commitments on teacher workload reform.

Question reference: S6W-41601

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 30 October 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of reports that Scotland’s college sector is no longer sustainable due to a 20% real-terms funding reduction.

Question reference: S6W-41602

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 30 October 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will respond to the reported warning by Colleges Scotland that the sector has reached “the limit of what doing more with less can achieve”.

Question reference: S6W-41603

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 30 October 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many college courses and programmes have been cut or scaled back since 2021 due to funding pressures.

Question reference: S6W-41604

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 30 October 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Scottish Funding Council regarding a revision of the funding model for colleges to ensure long-term sustainability.

Question reference: S6W-41611

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 30 October 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what the reasons are for the reported delay in implementing its pledge to increase teacher numbers and reduce class contact time.

Question reference: S6W-41609

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 30 October 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of teacher numbers in 2025 compared with 2021, in the context of its contact time reduction pledge.

Question reference: S6W-41614

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 30 October 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether Police Scotland has raised any concerns regarding resource diversion linked to participation in inquiries.

Question reference: S6W-41600

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 30 October 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish a plan to more closely link college investment with Scotland’s economic priorities in the technology, engineering and healthcare sectors.

Question reference: S6W-41613

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 30 October 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to address reports of “intolerable workloads” and teacher burnout in Scotland’s schools.