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-01717
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 4 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on supporting the agriculture sector since 1 January 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-01390
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 2 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) civil servants it employs and (b) offices it operates, broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-01381
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 30 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what updates are provided for people on waiting lists for suicide prevention treatment.
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Question reference: S6W-01585
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 19 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 30 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many people were waiting for diagnostic procedures from NHS Scotland as of 1 July 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-01800
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 30 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many school teachers are on temporary contracts, and how this compares with each of the last three academic years.
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Question reference: S6W-01713
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 30 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government on what basis it made the decision to allow (a) 16,500 fans to attend the British & Irish Lions rugby match at Murrayfield and (b) 2,000 fans to attend Scottish football matches, and what the reasons are for the difference between these two figures.
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Question reference: S6W-01705
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 29 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what scientific evidence is being used to determine the capacities permitted at football stadiums.
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Question reference: S6W-01160
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 02 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 28 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with NHS Forth Valley regarding the most recent missed targets for cancer diagnosis.
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Question reference: S6W-01348
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 27 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when 5 to 18-year-olds will begin to have access to free bus travel through the National Entitlement Card.
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Question reference: S6W-01467
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 26 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what the estimated number of rough sleepers in (a) Falkirk, (b) North Lanarkshire and (c) South Lanarkshire has been for each of the last three years.
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