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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Question reference: S7W-04175
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 6 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what weighting the ScotZEB3 assessment process gave to sustaining (a) skilled manufacturing employment, (b) apprenticeships and (c) supply chains, and whether it will publish the methodology used.
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Question reference: S7W-04172
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 6 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish the conditions attached to the Alexander Dennis furlough support scheme, including any provisions governing changes to those conditions.
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Question reference: S7W-04173
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 6 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many buses supported by ScotZEB3 are expected to be manufactured (a) in Scotland, (b) elsewhere in the UK and (c) overseas, broken down by (i) manufacturer, (ii) grant recipient and (iii) grant value.
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Question reference: S7W-04170
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 6 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of Alexander Dennis’s statement that the withdrawal of the additional ScotZEB2 funding created the order book shortfall that led to its decision to refocus its Larbert site on chassis manufacturing.
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Question reference: S7W-04178
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 6 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken in response to the Scottish Women’s Rights Centre’s consultation evidence that threats of civil proceedings are being used to pressure survivors into retracting allegations, withdrawing statements to the police or issuing apologies.
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Question reference: S7W-04185
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 6 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that its proposed anti-strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) legislation protects journalists, whistleblowers, academics and community campaigners, including in cases arising entirely in Scotland.
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Question reference: S7W-04171
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 6 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government on what date ministers were made aware that Alexander Dennis was considering moving its Scottish operations to chassis assembly, and what action it took in response.
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Question reference: S7W-04180
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 6 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government for what reasons anti-strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) legislation was not included in its Programme for Government.
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Question reference: S7W-04184
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 6 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what access to urgent legal advice and civil legal aid is available to people facing suspected strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs), including where proceedings have been threatened but not raised.
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Question reference: S7W-04183
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 6 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has held with (a) Police Scotland and (b) the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service regarding identifying and responding to legal threats planned to compel survivors into retracting allegations or withdrawing statements.
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