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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 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 10 December 2025
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Question reference: S6W-37852

  • 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 discussions it has had with the University of Edinburgh regarding reports that the university plans to reduce jobs by up to 1,750.

Question reference: S6W-37776

  • 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, further to the answer to question S6W-37224 by Ivan McKee on 13 May 2025, what the average occupancy rate has been over the last five years for its offices at (a) 10 Commerce Street (Fraserburgh Fishery Office), (b) 28 Cunzie Street (Anstruther Fishery Office), (c) 40 Hall Street (Campbeltown Fishery Office), (d) 5 Atlantic Quay, (e) 7 Ferry Terminal Building (Kirkwall Fishery Office), (f) AB1 Building, (g) Alexander Fleming House, (h) Alexandra Buildings (Lerwick Fishery Office), (i) Bothwell House (Ground and First Floors), (j) Brooms Road - Dumfries, (k) Bute House, (l) Caley Building (Peterhead Fishery Office), (m) Charlotte House, (n) Compass House, (o) Culag Pier (Lochinver Fishery Office), (p) Custom House (Stornoway Fishery Office), (q) Denholm House, (r) Fishmarket Building (Eyemouth Fishery Office), (s) Garage No.2 Lockup, North St, Fraserburgh, (t) Hadrian House, (u) Harbour Buildings (Mallaig Fishery Office), (v) Inchbraoch House, (w) James Street, (x) Kinlochbervie Fishery Office - Number 7, (y) Ocean Trade Centre, (z) Office at Tarbert Fish Market, (aa) Russell House, (ab) Kinlochbervie Fishery Office - Number 5, (ac) Saughton House - land, (ad) Scotland House - Brussels, (ae) Scotland House - London, (af) St Ola House (Scrabster Fishery Office), (ag) Strathearn House, (ah) The Douglas Centre (Buckie Fishery Office), (ai) The Island Centre, Crossapol, (aj) The Links, Golspie, (ak) The Zoology Building, (al) Unit 4, Seagate, Peterhead, (am) Unit 4B Kinlochleven Business Park, (an) Unit 5, Old Quay - Campbeltown and (ao) West Shore Street (Ullapool Fishery Office).

Question reference: S6W-37828

  • 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 capital investment it has made to reduce water leakage since 2016.

Question reference: S6W-37872

  • Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, in light of article 8 of the Human Rights Act 1998, how it will ensure that the human right to respect for private life is protected in the implementation of any measures that it is taking as result of the Supreme Court ruling in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers.

Question reference: S6W-37871

  • Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body how it is working to ensure that parliamentary staff have the right to work free from any discrimination and harassment, regardless of gender identity.

Question reference: S6T-02550

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether its current investment in youth work is sufficient, in light of reports of an increase in youth violence and the loss of local youth services in recent years.

Question reference: S6T-02545

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 May 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that violence against teachers in schools in Aberdeen has risen by 25% in the last year.

Question reference: S6F-04120

  • Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 May 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 May 2025

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S6F-04119

  • Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 May 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 May 2025

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S6F-04118

  • Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 May 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 May 2025

Question to be taken in Chamber.