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-11965
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 24 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many housing developers it has met with regarding the identification and remediation of unsafe cladding since 12 May 2022.
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Question reference: S6W-12205
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 24 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has undertaken regarding power of attorney rights and any instances of individuals and families not being considered during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Question reference: S6W-12201
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 24 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding each local authority has allocated towards the delivery of Community Action Teams in each year since 2007.
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Question reference: S6W-12194
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 23 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what further clarity it has provided regarding the New Build Heat Standard and potential ban on building new homes with gas boilers from 2024.
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Question reference: S6W-12177
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 11 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 22 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce alcohol harms, in light of them being described in the Scottish Budget 2022-23 as a "public health emergency".
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Question reference: S6W-12178
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 11 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 22 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the Emergency Budget Review on tackling alcohol harms, in light of it reportedly stating that budget savings will mean that the work that can be taken forward to develop alcohol treatment targets and reviewing how alcohol brief interventions are delivered across Scotland will be delivered at a slower pace.
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Question reference: S6W-11967
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 22 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has provided to support families affected by drug and alcohol deaths through the provision of support services.
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Question reference: S6W-12203
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 22 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been unable to take forward self-directed support packages in each year since their introduction.
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Question reference: S6W-11969
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 18 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many chronic pain patients there have been in each NHS board area in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S6W-12202
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 18 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have accessed self-directed support in each year since its introduction.
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