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-11871
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 10 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what support is being provided to the Edinburgh Filmhouse to allow it to resume operating.
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Question reference: S6O-01557
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 November 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to learners of English as an additional language.
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Question reference: S6W-11810
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 28 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 8 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of pupils in each year group have received free school meals in each local authority area in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S6W-11783
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 28 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 8 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what mental health support it is providing for Ukrainian refugees.
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Question reference: S6W-11615
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 7 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the NHS and other stakeholders on ensuring hard-to-reach populations are included within efforts to eliminate hepatitis C in Scotland by 2024.
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Question reference: S6W-11616
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 7 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to eliminate hepatitis C in Scottish Prisons.
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Question reference: S6W-11613
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 7 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether additional resources will be required to meet its target to eliminate hepatitis C by 2024.
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Question reference: S6W-11612
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 7 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what recent assessment it has made of progress towards realising its target to eliminate hepatitis C by 2024.
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Question reference: S6W-11617
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 7 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the reported progress NHS England has made towards elimination of hepatitis C by collaborating with the pharmaceutical industry and using artificial intelligence, and whether a similar approach would be considered in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-11816
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 28 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 4 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) self-funded and (b) council-funded care home places there have there been in each year since 1999, broken down by (i) care home and (ii) local authority area.