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-05452
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 27 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to invest in early intervention to improve the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people.
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Question reference: S6W-05453
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 27 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to reduce the reported anxiety felt by school pupils on the need to catch-up on missed schooling.
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Question reference: S6W-05454
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 27 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to reduce waiting times for child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS).
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Question reference: S6W-05455
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 27 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to improve cross-departmental working between education and health services to ensure that mental health and wellbeing are at the heart of the curriculum.
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Question reference: S6W-05388
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 13 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 25 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has undertaken to understand what public body policy levers are fundamental to reducing carbon emissions in a local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-05389
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 13 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 25 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to replace competitive funding programmes with straightforward funding for net zero projects that local authorities wish to take forward in order to meet their net zero targets.
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Question reference: S6W-05390
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 13 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 25 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has undertaken to understand the resources and capacity building that is needed by local authorities to deliver net zero, and what steps it is taking to meet that need, in light of reports of shortages of local authority resources.
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Question reference: S6W-05719
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 25 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to make all apprenticeships include mandatory climate literacy skills.
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Question reference: S6W-05721
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 25 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to simplify and increase access to opportunities and tax incentives for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to (a) reskill and (b) upskill their workforce with green funding uplifts and diversity bursaries.
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Question reference: S6W-05717
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 25 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what long-term funding programmes have been put in place to increase the number, diversity and flexibility of low-carbon work-based learning opportunities for (a) school leavers, (b) graduates and (c) the existing workforce.