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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 15 June 2025
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Question reference: S6W-38575

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 24 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many planning applications have been approved by its ministers, after having been rejected locally, in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S6W-38568

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 24 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reported concerns from the industry that the proposed building safety levy may worsen the housing crisis. 

Question reference: S6W-38552

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 24 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many diagnostic appointments have been cancelled due to staff shortages in each of the last three years.

Question reference: S6W-38558

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 24 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has assessed the economic impact of cybercrime losses on households.

Question reference: S6W-38559

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 24 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that more than 400 children a day are targeted by online predators in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-38572

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 24 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on the long-term recovery outcomes for patients on state-funded methadone programmes.

Question reference: S6W-38536

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 24 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of teachers currently have access to protected non-contact time within the working week.

Question reference: S6W-38549

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 24 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how it will evaluate local consent for the establishment of any new safer drug consumption rooms in communities.

Question reference: S6W-38566

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 24 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that cladding remediation costs do not worsen housing affordability or new build viability.

Question reference: S6W-38546

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 24 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported view of Scottish Land and Estates that the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill risks being unworkable and punitive.