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-09774
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 15 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 2 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment has been made of the use of low carbon warm mix asphalt in allowing local roads to be reopened more quickly after repair, in order to achieve reduced operational time and public disruption, and whether any such assessment has been communicated to local authorities.
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Question reference: S6W-09640
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 29 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how much has been allocated from the Fuel Insecurity Fund.
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Question reference: S6W-09077
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 26 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-07277 by Humza Yousaf on 1 April 2022, what decisions have been made by NHS Scotland Assure since 1 June 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-09652
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 21 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many incidents of fly-tipping have been reported in each local authority area in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S6W-09644
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 21 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent on Council Tax Reduction and council tax rebate schemes in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S6W-09656
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 21 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding has been provided under the Bellwin Scheme to each local authority area, in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S6W-09653
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many local police stations have closed in each local authority area in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S6W-09494
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 21 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to meet with chronic pain patients, ahead of the publication of its final framework implementation plan for chronic pain services, in light of a meeting arranged with key stakeholders for 20 June 2022 reportedly having been cancelled.
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Question reference: S6W-09648
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 20 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the provisions relating to people with a learning disability and autism have not been removed from the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003.
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Question reference: S6W-09661
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 20 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to put in place a Scottish carers card to help support unpaid carers to access services and discounts.
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