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-16012
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 March 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 23 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what the Scottish Assessors Association's data deficiencies are that mean that it cannot pay Warm Home Discount direct to those who have the same circumstances as Core Group 2 in England and Wales, and what assessment it has undertaken of how to overcome those data deficiencies.
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Question reference: S6W-16014
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 March 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 23 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what the take-up rate of the Warm Home Discount is amongst the Broader Group.
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Question reference: S6W-16013
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 March 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 23 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether the National Public Energy Agency will be enabled to deliver automatic payments of Warm Home Discount to the Broader Group as part of its function of streamlining and centralising advice, so that those in the Broader Group do not need to apply for the support.
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Question reference: S6W-15760
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 March 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 22 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish in full the data shared with it by individual housing associations on their planned rent increases that "indicates that the average rent increase will be around 6.1% across the country" in 2023-24, as referred to in the Scottish Government and Housing Associations' Statement of Intent on Tackling the Cost of Living Crisis 2023-24, and whether it will provide a list of any notified rent increases, broken down by housing association.
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Question reference: S6W-15761
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 March 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 22 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government which registered social landlords have consulted on an above-average rent increase, as referred to in the Scottish Government and Housing Associations' Statement of Intent on Tackling the Cost of Living Crisis 2023-24.
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Question reference: S6W-15759
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 March 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 22 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how it is monitoring whether the average housing association rent increase will be around 6.1% on average across the country in 2023-24, as referred to in the Scottish Government and Housing Associations' Statement of Intent on Tackling the Cost of Living Crisis 2023-24.
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Question reference: S6W-15598
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has approved the strategic assessment for the National Treatment Centre in Cumbernauld.
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Question reference: S6W-15614
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 March 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 20 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether its review of the adaptations system has begun; what the scope of the review is; when the review is expected to conclude and report, and whether it will provide a full list of consultees.
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Question reference: S6W-15233
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 20 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government's Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities regarding any potential impact in Scotland of the proposed legislation that would give the Secretary of State powers to prevent developers from operating freely in the housing market if they fail to sign and comply with the UK Government's remediation contract; whether the powers in the proposed UK legislation would need to extend to the Scottish Ministers to achieve the same objective in Scotland, and, if not, whether Scottish Parliament legislation could create similar powers for ministers to prevent developers from operating freely in the housing market if they fail to sign and comply with the Scottish Safer Buildings Accord.
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Question reference: S6W-15613
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 March 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 20 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish an overview of the outcomes achieved for 2022-23 of the work set out in its Housing 2040 strategy, and whether it will consider publishing an annual report on progress made.
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