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-09057
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 April 2017
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 9 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what requirements there are on local authorities to ensure that a homeless person is secured accommodation in a timely manner.
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Question reference: S5W-09058
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 April 2017
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 9 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what standards local authorities have to follow regarding homelessness applications.
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Question reference: S5W-09062
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 April 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 9 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how it measures the success of its Housing Options Approach.
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Question reference: S5W-09052
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 April 2017
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 9 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what the average time spent in temporary accommodation is for a homeless person/household in each local authority.
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Question reference: S5W-09056
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 April 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 9 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-07226 by Kevin Stewart on 1 March 2017, what actions it has taken following such recommendations.
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Question reference: S5W-09053
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 April 2017
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 9 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what the average time taken to close a homeless case is in each local authority.
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Question reference: S5W-09060
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 April 2017
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 9 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding homeless hubs set up prior to 2012, how many hub meetings there have been since 2012, and what the outcomes of these meetings were.
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Question reference: S5W-09055
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 April 2017
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 9 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how local authorities manage homeless applications from people who are from outside their area.
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Question reference: S5W-09054
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 April 2017
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 9 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many homeless people have been housed by a local authority in accommodation outside of its area in each of the last three years, also broken down by local authority.
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Question reference: S5W-09059
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 April 2017
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 9 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of its affordable housing target will be homes for homeless people.