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-20295
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 28 July 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 17 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether there are any benchmarks or grant limits attached to the £60 million national acquisition programme.
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Question reference: S6W-20290
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 28 July 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 17 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government for what reasons the national acquisition programme was announced without advice on how purchases from landlords in the private rented sector with tenants in situ would take place.
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Question reference: S6W-20289
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 28 July 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 16 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many property acquisitions are expected to be supported through the £60 million allocated to the national acquisition programme, and what modelling has been conducted to support this.
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Question reference: S6W-20374
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 August 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 16 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its response to the report of the Task and Finish Group on Temporary Accommodation, how it will decide where to target the proposed £60 million of funding for the national acquisition programme.
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Question reference: S6W-20375
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 August 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 16 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its response to the report of the Task and Finish Group on Temporary Accommodation, what role the Scottish Government will play in co-ordinating the proposed national acquisition programme.
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Question reference: S6W-20379
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 August 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 16 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether its national acquisition programme will be subject to the Scottish Government’s Principles for Programme and Project Management, and what the programme's relationship will be with the affordable housing supply programme.
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Question reference: S6W-20373
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 August 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 16 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its response to the report of the Task and Finish Group on Temporary Accommodation, whether it will provide details of how the proposed national acquisition programme will help it to meet its equalities objectives.
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Question reference: S6W-20378
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 August 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 16 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its response to the report of the Task and Finish Group on Temporary Accommodation, how many Scottish Government civil servants will be working on the management and delivery of the proposed national acquisition programme.
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Question reference: S6W-20372
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 August 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 16 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what the key performance indicators (KPIs) will be for the national acquisition programme.
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Question reference: S6W-20377
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 August 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 16 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its response to the report of the Task and Finish Group on Temporary Accommodation, how many households will be directly lifted out of temporary accommodation due to the proposed national acquisition programme.
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