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
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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Question reference: S4W-02992
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 September 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 13 October 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will create a development strategy to grow and improve the private rented housing sector.
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Question reference: S4W-02991
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 September 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 13 October 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it will take to strengthen tenancy rules for people who commit antisocial behaviour.
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Question reference: S4W-02978
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 September 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 7 October 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it will take to ensure that it meets the target of building 6,000 new socially rented homes in each of the next five years.
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Question reference: S4W-02987
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 September 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 7 October 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it expects to raise from the proposed levy on long-term empty homes.
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Question reference: S4W-02986
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 September 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 7 October 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will introduce the proposed levy on long-term empty homes.
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Question reference: S4W-02985
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 September 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 7 October 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it will take to bring empty homes back into use.
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Question reference: S4W-02988
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 September 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 7 October 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will ring-fence money raised by the proposed levy on long-term empty homes to fund council house building.
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Question reference: S4W-02984
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 September 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 7 October 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many empty homes there are.
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Question reference: S4W-01209
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 5 October 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish an action plan on how it will meet its target of eradicating fuel poverty by 2016.
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Question reference: S4W-01208
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 5 October 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to eradicate fuel poverty.
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