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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

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 23 December 2024
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Question reference: S6W-25907

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 29 February 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 14 March 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how much has been spent on taxi journeys for NHS patients in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board area.

Question reference: S6W-25913

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 29 February 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 14 March 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact of the proposed ban on single-use vapes on the illicit vaping market.

Question reference: S6W-25915

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 29 February 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 14 March 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that volunteers and the third sector are included in plans for the future workforce of the proposed National Care Service.

Question reference: S6W-25918

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 29 February 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 14 March 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that the provisions in the Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019, which is due to commence in April 2024, particularly any provisions related to volunteers in care services, are reflected in its plans for the future workforce of the proposed National Care Service.

Question reference: S6W-25911

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 29 February 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 14 March 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether children’s services will be included in the proposed National Care Service.

Question reference: S6W-25906

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 29 February 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 12 March 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how much has been spent on taxi journeys for pupils travelling to school in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.

Question reference: S6W-25912

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 29 February 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 March 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the number of non-compliant vapes currently being sold in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-25914

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 29 February 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 March 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it will allocate to each local authority for its trading standards department to enforce the proposed (a) ban on single-use vapes and (b) raising of the tobacco age of sale, and whether it plans to propose a ministerial statement on these issues.

Question reference: S6O-03199

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 March 2024
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 March 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to bring empty properties back into use for housing.

Question reference: S6W-25630

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 February 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 6 March 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many local authority wards have a population of over 15,500 residents, broken down by (a) local authority and (b) population.