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-11383
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 1 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much has been reallocated from Scottish Budget underspends in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S6W-11396
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 1 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its plan is for stopping the use of National Cancer Medicines Advisory Group recommended medicines that are not Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) approved, and therefore not considered cost effective, when there are SMC approved and cost-effective alternatives available to the NHS boards.
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Question reference: S6W-11384
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 1 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many patients have had an emergency presentation for cancer in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S6W-11394
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 1 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with industry to inform the development of its new cancer strategy.
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Question reference: S6W-11393
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 1 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how its next cancer strategy and earlier diagnosis vision will address any health inequalities and promote equitable access to cancer services.
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Question reference: S6W-11544
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 13 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 1 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) suicides and (b) attempted suicides have been recorded in mental health facilities in each year since 1999, broken down by location.
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Question reference: S6W-11442
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 07 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 1 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding new tenancy agreements whereby the tenant remains the same person, whether this is within the scope of the provisions set out in the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Bill for the purposes of a rent cap, or whether an actual gap in time between the tenancies is required.
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Question reference: S6W-11444
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 07 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 1 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding tenancies that have indexed or fixed rent increases as part of their contractual agreements, whether the provisions set out in the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Bill overwrite these contracts and lease arrangements, and, in instances where rent was previously set to increase after a certain date according to a contract, whether this will still happen, or whether it is now frozen.
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Question reference: S6W-11389
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 27 October 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the gender of homeless people in Scotland, and what data it holds on this.
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Question reference: S6W-11387
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 27 October 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many homeless shelter beds have been available in each local authority area in each year since 1999.