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
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Question reference: S6W-27425
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 17 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 4 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to any reports that it has received regarding the implementation of the new repairing standards on fire and electrical safety, whether it has been made aware of any adverse personal and/or professional circumstances that have resulted from the new standards.
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Question reference: S6W-27666
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 17 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 4 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it (a) requires and (b) conducts formal security clearances for anyone designated as a (i) "hate crime advisor" and (ii) "hate crime champion", as set out in the document, Interim Guidance - Responding to Hate.
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Question reference: S6W-27669
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 17 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 31 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, following the closure of Torness nuclear power station, which is currently projected to be in 2028, what proportion of the energy that households in the Lothian region will draw from the grid it estimates will be generated by nuclear power stations in the rest of the UK.
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Question reference: S6W-27389
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 29 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to support a minimum framework for bereavement care when a baby or infant dies.
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Question reference: S6W-27475
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 28 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether there is any regulatory requirement that means that public sector bodies should not use recycled aggregates in construction projects, and what plans it has to encourage the use of recycled aggregates through its procurement programme.
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Question reference: S6W-27388
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 28 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to extend eligibility for the Scottish Child Payment to foster parents.
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Question reference: S6W-27423
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 28 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether failure to comply with the new repairing standards for fire safety and electrical redundancies, including a failure to install a Residual Current Device (RCD), which came into force in March 2024, could result in criminal prosecution.
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Question reference: S6W-27422
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 28 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has any knowledge or information regarding the level of compliance with the new repairing standards for fire safety and electrical fittings in Scottish households, which came into force in March 2024.
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Question reference: S6W-27387
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 28 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to promote understanding of the reported National Crime Agency (NCA) alert of "sextortion" to all primary and secondary schools in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-27392
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 23 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made towards the adoption of a single clinical pathway for coeliac disease.