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-01017
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 13 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Falkirk Council regarding the implementation of the Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009.
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Question reference: S6W-01026
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 13 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many mobile telephony masts have been installed to improve mobile connectivity in each year since 2016.
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Question reference: S6W-01020
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 12 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to align Scottish Enterprise resources more closely at a regional level.
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Question reference: S6W-01024
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 9 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans are in place to improve data centre capacity.
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Question reference: S6W-00922
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 9 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to move any of its civil service jobs from (a) Edinburgh and (b) Glasgow to other parts of the country.
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Question reference: S6W-00924
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ash Denham on 8 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to remove or reduce the COVID-19 restrictions for weddings.
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Question reference: S6W-00926
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 7 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what funding it has made available for the national suicide prevention strategy, and what future funding is planned.
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Question reference: S6W-00923
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 2 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the UK Government's work on EU research funding schemes, what discussions it had with UK ministers prior to setting up the Saltire Research Awards.
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Question reference: S6W-00654
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 1 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how it will work with the UK Government to continue to expand the fleet of electric buses in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-00656
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 1 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has initiated with the UK Department for International Trade, ahead of proposed trade deals.