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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 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 23 December 2024
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Question reference: S6W-08222

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 11 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what specific support it will provide to help people with their energy bills (a) in general and (b) for those whose residence is not in a council tax band that qualifies for the council tax rebate.

Question reference: S6W-08076

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 10 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will encourage Glasgow City Council to consider an uplift in foster carers allowance to bring it in line with inflation.

Question reference: S6W-08075

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 10 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that foster carers in Glasgow have not received a pay increase since 2009; what its position is on whether this can be considered fair pay, and, if it considers this is not the case, what steps it can take to address the matter.

Question reference: S6W-08074

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 10 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that foster carers across Scotland are paid the real Living Wage, and that their wage is adjusted in line with inflation.

Question reference: S6W-08077

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 9 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will encourage Glasgow City Council to introduce an annual and consistent increase in foster carers allowance.

Question reference: S6W-08161

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 22 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 9 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to scale the proof-of-concept Queens Quay Heat Pump scheme in Clydebank, which uses water source Neatpumps designed and manufactured by the Glasgow-based engineering company, Star Refrigeration, into a repeatable, modular model for a national programme of district heat networks.

Question reference: S6W-08177

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 22 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 9 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that new housing developments currently under construction in Dalmarnock, which are reportedly partially funded by the Scottish Government, are not being connected to the new Dalmarnock District Heating Network developed by Clyde Gateway or to the legacy Commonwealth Games Athletes’ Village district heating network, but are instead to be fitted with gas-powered combination boilers.

Question reference: S6W-08221

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 6 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what alternative support will be available to people whose residence is not in a council tax band that qualifies for a council tax rebate.

Question reference: S6W-08238

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 5 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on whether it plans to provide Care and Repair with further funding, in addition to the £500,000 previously committed, to support older and vulnerable people to upgrade their fire alarms in line with new regulations, in light of reports that some people contacting Care and Repair for support are being told it has no funding available to support them with installing new fire alarms.

Question reference: S6W-08176

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 22 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 4 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider making the provision of supporting evidence from an accredited specialist conservation architect or conservation architect accredited and registered by a suitable body, such as the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS), Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), or the Register of Architects Accredited in Building Conservation (AABC), a formal requirement in planning (a) policy and (b) guidance for applications for listed building consent to a planning authority.