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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for 成人快手 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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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 19 December 2025
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Question reference: S6W-42700

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 18 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 15 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many neonatal units have been downgraded in the last five years, and what evaluation it has conducted of patient outcomes following those downgrades.

Question reference: S6W-42707

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 18 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 15 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many elective operations have been cancelled in the last three months due to (a) staff shortages, (b) flu outbreaks and (c) bed pressures.

Question reference: S6W-42704

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 18 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 15 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the absence of an accountable officer at a national body constitutes a breach of good governance standards, and what steps it will take to prevent any recurrence.

Question reference: S6W-42716

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 18 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 15 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of how many retail jobs in Scotland are at risk if business rates remain higher than in comparable parts of the UK.

Question reference: S6W-42729

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 18 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 15 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to prevent skills shortages in priority sectors from worsening due to any contraction in college course provision.

Question reference: S6W-42737

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 18 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 15 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of claims by civil service unions that it breached established partnership agreements on hybrid working.

Question reference: S6W-42727

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 18 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 15 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of the number of industry critical college courses that might be reduced or withdrawn due to reported current funding pressures.

Question reference: S6W-42724

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 18 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 15 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to address reported warnings that college investment has not kept pace with the need for high level technical skills.

Question reference: S6W-42695

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 18 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 15 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether reducing the number of neonatal intensive care units will improve or compromise safety for premature and underweight babies, and what evidence it has to justify its position.

Question reference: S6W-42718

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 18 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 15 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish updated forecasts for winter hardship payments and related support schemes.