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
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Question reference: S6W-42346
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland findings regarding gaps in sewage pollution regulation and enforcement.
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Question reference: S6W-42365
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the feasibility of delivering a 90-minute reduction in class contact time without additional teachers.
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Question reference: S6W-42337
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will commit to mandatory national reporting on corridor care in hospitals.
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Question reference: S6W-42345
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to increase patient capacity in community and social care settings in order to reduce hospital overcrowding.
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Question reference: S6W-42362
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is taking to support any local authorities that are experiencing budget pressures that are putting (a) school safety and (b) child protection services at risk.
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Question reference: S6W-42331
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what advice it has received from Scottish Enterprise regarding potential alternative investors for the site of the Mossmorran ethylene plant.
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Question reference: S6W-42343
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that patients have access to suitable equipment and facilities when they are treated outside standard hospital wards.
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Question reference: S6W-42321
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish the full analysis underpinning its decision in March 2025 not to proceed with the Heat in Buildings Bill on the basis that the planned interventions did not decrease fuel poverty at the same time as decarbonise houses.
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Question reference: S6W-42350
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to address alleged dry weather sewage discharges reported by Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland (ERCS) and Environmental Standards Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-42358
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what funding it currently provides to local authorities to support safety and violence prevention in schools.
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