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-15561
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 06 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 20 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how it is working with Skills Development Scotland to ensure that apprenticeship schemes are supported through the Apprenticeship Levy, and how many apprenticeship schemes were supported in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S6W-15548
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 06 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 20 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on how many people in Scotland had never worked in each year since 1999, and what assessment it has made of the implications of any such data.
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Question reference: S6W-15121
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 20 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to develop an amendment to legislation on short-term lets to provide for specific major events to be exempt for a defined time period.
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Question reference: S6W-15352
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 20 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on how many people have accessed the Home2Fit online accessible housing database in each year since it was established.
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Question reference: S6W-15120
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 20 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to develop an amendment to legislation on short-term lets to provide for home or house sharing for a defined time period.
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Question reference: S6W-15566
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 17 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any additional costs that could be incurred by the hospice sector as a result of the recent NHS Pension Scheme review.
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Question reference: S6W-15547
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 17 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many young carers have not received the Young Carer Grant in each year since it was established, broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-15560
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 17 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many patients have been diagnosed with long COVID in each year since 2019, also broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S6W-15558
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 17 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many patients have accessed the COVID-19 prevention drug, Evusheld, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S6W-15553
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 17 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the number of job opportunities that are currently available, broken down by sector.