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.
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To ask the Scottish Government whether it (a) has considered and (b) will consider using its power of veto on plans to designate all of Edinburgh a short-term let control zone.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has considered giving local authorities the option of opting out of its plans to regulate short-term lets.
To ask the Scottish Government how many GP surgeries in each NHS board area provide dementia specialist nurse advice services to people with dementia and their families.
To ask the Scottish Government how many patients who have been discharged from (a) accident and emergency departments and (b) hospitals were (i) of no fixed abode or (ii) designated as homeless, in each year since 1999.
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) individuals and (b) families are living in accommodation that is subject to an Unsuitable Accommodation Order, broken down by local authority area.
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether a reduction in the number of short-term lets and bed and breakfasts, as a result of its plans to further regulate these types of properties, would be a successful outcome.
To ask the Scottish Government what advice it has received on the legal compatibility of its plans to introduce licensing for short-term lets with plans, under discussion by the European Commission, to introduce a registration system for short-term lets across the EU.
To ask the Scottish Government how many bed and breakfasts it estimates will close as a result of the implementation of new regulations for them and short-term lets.
To ask the Scottish Government what mitigations are in place to ensure that local authorities can safely meet the new duty to inspect short-term let properties in their area.
To ask the Scottish Government what role it has planned for VisitScotland regarding the implementation and management of planned short-term let restrictions.