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: S5W-21552
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 February 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 26 February 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) social housing, (b) private rented sector and (c) owner occupier properties do not currently have an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of at least band C.
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Question reference: S5W-21172
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 January 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 1 February 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-16015 Kevin Stewart on 25 April 2018, when the evaluation of the equity loan pilot will be published.
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Question reference: S5W-21171
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 January 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 30 January 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-19556 by Kevin Stewart on 2 November 2018, whether it has taken any enforcement action against letting agents that have been accepted on the Letting Agent Register, and, if so, what.
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Question reference: S5W-21170
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 January 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 30 January 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-19556 by Kevin Stewart on 2 November 2018, whether it has taken any enforcement action against letting agents that have been operating without being on the Letting Agent Register, and, if so, what.
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Question reference: S5W-21169
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 January 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 30 January 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-19328 by Kevin Stewart on 25 October 2018, how many applications to the Letting Agent Register have been received since the 1 October 2018 deadline; how many applications received (a) before and (b) after the deadline have been processed and approved, and how many have been rejected.
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Question reference: S5O-02813
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 January 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 January 2019
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met NHS Lanarkshire and what was discussed.
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Question reference: S5W-20633
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 December 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 8 January 2019
To ask the Scottish Government which local authorities have applied to it under the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 to designate rent pressure zones in specific areas.
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Question reference: S5F-02895
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 December 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 December 2018
To ask the First Minister by how much councils’ core budgets will change under the draft Budget.
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Question reference: S5W-20200
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 3 December 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what the mandatory minimum Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) level is for new home completions.
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Question reference: S5W-19553
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 October 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 2 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that landlords and tenants are made aware of letting agents that are on or have been accepted for the Letting Agent Register but are operating without a dedicated client account or a client money protection policy.
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