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: S6W-06828
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 17 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many children were on foster home waiting lists in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-06823
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 16 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to compensate businesses for water charges that are based on a rateable value and exceed the cost to counterpart businesses whose water charges are calculated using a meter.
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Question reference: S6W-07274
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 11 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 16 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many children have been taught to play a musical instrument in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-06822
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 16 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many international consultants that commuted to Scotland have been employed in NHS Scotland in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S6W-06825
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 15 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many housing associations have yet to meet the new fire and smoke alarm standard.
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Question reference: S6W-06832
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 15 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will review the use of non-disclosure agreements by government bodies and agencies.
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Question reference: S6W-06831
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 15 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many non-disclosure agreements have been signed by (a) NHS boards, (b) local authorities and (c) its agencies in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S6W-06824
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 15 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions have taken place regarding (a) its and (b) its agencies' adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism.
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Question reference: S6W-06840
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 15 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been housed in hotel and bed and breakfast accommodation in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority.
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Question reference: S6W-06827
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 14 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many registered foster carers there were in each local authority area, in each year since 1999.
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