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-01077
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 28 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 26 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many homeless people have accessed emergency healthcare in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S6W-01093
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 26 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) people and (b) households in each local authority area have had access to a community alarm in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S6W-01076
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 28 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 23 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to reform access to healthcare services for people who are homeless.
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Question reference: S6W-01067
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 23 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to review the support for bereaved (a) individuals and (b) families who have lost a baby or child, and when it will provide an update to the Parliament on any review.
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Question reference: S6W-01083
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 23 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what the longest length of time is that a child has spent in temporary accommodation in each local authority area since 2007.
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Question reference: S6W-01075
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 28 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 22 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many homes have been recorded as unoccupied in each year since 2007, broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-01071
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 28 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 20 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of how many ALEOs (arm's length external organisations) are facing financial difficulty due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Question reference: S6W-01073
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 28 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 20 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what the average time has been in each year since 1999 between joining a waiting list for council housing and being allocated a home.
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Question reference: S6W-01072
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 28 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 20 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what the average number of people on council housing waiting lists has been in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority.
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Question reference: S6W-01063
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 20 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government on how many occasions police have responded to a call regarding a person experiencing a mental health crisis in each year since 1999.
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