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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 7 October 2025
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Question reference: S6W-34823

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 February 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 5 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the reported decline in the number of fully qualified GPs from 4,514 in 2022 to 4,438 in 2024 on people's access to primary care services.

Question reference: S6W-34458

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 February 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 19 February 2025

To ask the Scottish Government by what date the Project Willow study on the future of the Grangemouth refinery will be (a) delivered to it and (b) published.

Question reference: S6W-34456

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 February 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 19 February 2025

To ask the Scottish Government which (a) organisations and (b) groups will be provided with copies of the (i) draft and (ii) final version of the Project Willow study on the future of the Grangemouth refinery.

Question reference: S6W-34455

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 February 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 19 February 2025

To ask the Scottish Government who (a) commissioned and (b) is paying for the Project Willow study on the future of the Grangemouth refinery.

Question reference: S6W-34874

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 February 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 4 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many positions in the Scottish Government include (a) diversity, (b) equality and (c) inclusion in their job title, and what the total staffing cost is of these positions. 

Question reference: S6W-34875

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 February 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 4 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many Scottish Government staff participated in training courses related to (a) diversity, (b) equality and (c) inclusion in 2024, and what the total cost for providing these courses was.

Question reference: S6W-34877

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 February 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 12 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider establishing a new executive agency responsible for cutting wasteful spending, similar to the Department of Government Efficiency in the United States of America, and, if not, how it plans to reduce any wasteful spending in the public sector.

Question reference: S6W-34876

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 February 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 12 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the effect of free tuition fees on the financial situation of universities in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-34870

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 February 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 11 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has provided to Intercultural Youth Scotland in each year since 2021, and what the objectives of that funding were.

Question reference: S6W-34869

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 February 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 11 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has provided to Scottish Trans in each year since 2021, and what the objectives of that funding were.