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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 9 December 2025
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Question reference: S6W-37675

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what training courses have been delivered by Total Politics Group in each of its directorates in each of the last five years, and how much each of these cost.

Question reference: S6W-37851

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of local authorities have completed a cyber risk audit within the past 12 months.

Question reference: S6W-37849

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has considered the emergency procurement of private sector dental capacity to ease any paediatric dental waiting lists.

Question reference: S6W-37844

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Scottish Human Rights Commission’s reported view that the treatment of autistic people resembles that of a “bygone era”.

Question reference: S6W-37848

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of waiting times reportedly exceeding 447 days, how it is tackling any backlogs in children's dental extractions.

Question reference: S6W-37882

  • Asked by: Fulton MacGregor, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-37338 by Neil Gray on 20 May 2025, since the amendment of the GP contractor regulations in 2022, what analysis it has undertaken to understand the extent to which GP surgeries are offering an online appointment booking system for patients.

Question reference: S6W-37636

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the number of potential job losses in the north east that could result from a possible “presumption against new exploration for oil and gas", as set out in its Draft Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan.

Question reference: S6W-37836

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported statement by the chief executive of Centrica that the shift to net zero will not "materially" reduce electricity prices.

Question reference: S6W-37888

  • Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any potential cultural impacts of livestock reductions on rural communities.

Question reference: S6W-37874

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the overuse of screens in early years settings is a factor in deteriorating child development.