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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 12 September 2025
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Question reference: S6W-00835

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 5 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the National Transition Training Fund, in regard to its net zero ambitions.

Question reference: S6W-00853

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 17 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 1 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to invest in hydrogen trains to help achieve the 2035 net zero target, and what information it has regarding how these plans compare with those of (a) Germany, (b) France and (c) Italy, including the number of trains ordered.

Question reference: S6W-00776

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 1 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what criteria it uses to determine whether a company should be taken into public ownership.

Question reference: S6W-00683

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East 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 what steps it is taking to encourage hotels to provide electric vehicle chargers.

Question reference: S6W-00679

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East 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 drivers of electric vehicles can locate public charging points prior to commencing a journey.

Question reference: S6W-00682

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East 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 what the locations of all "rapid" electric vehicle chargers are in the (a) North East Scotland parliamentary region and (b) rest of Scotland, and how the public can find out about these locations.

Question reference: S6W-00684

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East 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 monitors the provision of domestic charging points, and where the current installers of such points are located.

Question reference: S6W-00851

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 17 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 1 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether its 2035 rail decarbonisation target remains in place and, if so, whether (a) the plans to extend rail electrification and (b) sufficient (i) hydrogen and (ii) battery trains will be delivered on time to achieve this.

Question reference: S6W-00852

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 17 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 1 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress with its hydrogen train project, and what the expected completion date is.

Question reference: S6W-00831

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 1 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the delivery of the Green Jobs Fund.