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-02063
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 9 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will reconsider plans for the workplace parking levy, in light of concerns that it may place financial pressure on businesses as they recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Question reference: S6W-02256
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 9 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to establish a working group to develop policies to support individuals who have developed dementia through sport, and their families, and, if so, which groups and organisations will be invited to participate.
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Question reference: S6W-02598
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 9 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many cases of graffiti have been reported to Police Scotland in each year since 1999, also broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-02599
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 9 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how much has been paid to each local authority through planning obligations in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S6W-02257
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 8 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to classify dementia developed through sport as an industrial disease.
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Question reference: S6W-02608
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 8 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) applications have been made to and (b) payments have been made from the Scottish Welfare Fund in each year since its creation, also broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-02255
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 16 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 8 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of recent studies into whether there is a link between heading footballs and the development of dementia.
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Question reference: S6W-02254
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 13 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 7 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many accessible homes have been built in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-02250
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 16 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 6 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many complaints ministers have received regarding any reported abuse of human rights during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Question reference: S6W-01839
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 23 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 2 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many people recorded as being homeless have died in each year since 1999.
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