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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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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 4 October 2025
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Question reference: S6W-37660

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 15 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 29 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how much money has been allocated to the (a) University of Strathclyde and (b) Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights for the establishment of the Anti Racism Observatory for Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-37639

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 15 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 29 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many additional support needs staff are currently employed in schools, and how this compares with demand.

Question reference: S6W-37638

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 15 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 29 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its proposed timetable is for legislation to reform additional support needs provision.

Question reference: S6W-37644

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 15 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 29 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether NHS 24 is meeting its statutory and clinical obligations to members of the public. 

Question reference: S6W-37640

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 15 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 29 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether local authorities are delivering additional support needs support to a consistent national standard.

Question reference: S6W-37661

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 15 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 29 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government which institutions and organisations bid to host the Anti Racism Observatory for Scotland, and who made the decision that it would be based at the University of Strathclyde.

Question reference: S6W-36931

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 15 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 29 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the total number of its civil servants in pay grades C1, C2 and C3 has reportedly increased by 152% since 2016.

Question reference: S6W-36932

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 15 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 29 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many civil servants it currently employs, broken down by directorate, and how this compares with staffing levels in 2016.

Question reference: S6W-36933

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 15 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 29 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of any increase in the total cost of its civil service since 2016 is accounted for by increases in (a) headcount and (b) salary levels.

Question reference: S6W-37278

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 01 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 15 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the reasons for the reported 26% decline in new-build rental construction over the past year, and what actions are being taken to address this.