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-06101
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 23 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will review the spending allocation for tackling homelessness in Edinburgh, in light of reports that the City of Edinburgh Council will miss out on the equivalent of £9.3 million of funding because funds were administered by the Council directly, rather than through the Edinburgh Integrated Joint Board.
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Question reference: S6W-05919
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 10 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many domestic abuse court cases have been delayed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Question reference: S6W-05922
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 9 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to create a Rural Heat Decarbonisation Fund.
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Question reference: S6W-05923
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 9 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to review the Home Energy Scotland loan scheme that provides up to £15,000 for energy efficiency improvements in homes.
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Question reference: S6W-05924
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 7 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) women have frozen their eggs and (b) men have frozen their sperm through NHS fertility services in each of the past five years.
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Question reference: S6W-05921
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 7 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many people were registered blind or partially sighted in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S6W-05918
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 7 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many Integration Joint Boards have (a) suspended meetings and (b) suspended committees during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Question reference: S6W-05926
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 7 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider launching public health campaigns to address the stigma around hepatitis C and other blood borne viruses.
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Question reference: S6W-05920
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 4 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many individuals specialising in domestic abuse cases are currently employed in the justice system.
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Question reference: S6W-06191
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 February 2022
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government how it is applying evidence-based psychological interventions to change lifestyle behaviours related to (a) obesity, (b) disability and (c) chronic disease.