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-11727
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 3 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is the case that it will establish a professional indemnity scheme for single building assessments surveyors and professionals, and, if it is the case, when work to establish such an indemnity scheme began, or will begin, and when it will be launched.
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Question reference: S6W-11541
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 October 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 3 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-10191 by Shona Robison on 6 September 2022, what the (a) shortest and (b) longest length of time has been between the grant letter and (i) partial and (ii) full funding being issued, and what the advised lead time is for funding to be issued.
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Question reference: S6W-11536
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 October 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 3 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many single building assessments in the (a) delivery and (b) application phases are currently paused, and how many assessment reports have been finalised to date.
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Question reference: S6W-11543
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 October 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 3 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-10188 by Shona Robison on 6 September 2022, whether those seven assessments have been finalised, and what the start dates are for the remediation of each of those buildings.
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Question reference: S6W-11539
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 October 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 3 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-10193 by Shona Robison on 6 September 2022, regarding the single building assessment, what its position is on whether ventilated car parks under buildings may accelerate fire spread.
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Question reference: S6W-11537
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 October 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 3 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what the status is of each (a) single building assessment and (b) single building assessment application it has received under the grant-based approach.
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Question reference: S6W-11538
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 October 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 3 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-10193 by Shona Robison on 6 September 2022, regarding the single building assessment, how many queries it has received to date on the potential additional risk of fire spread related to car parks.
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Question reference: S6W-11540
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 October 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 3 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government further to the answer to question S6W-10191 by Shona Robison on 6 September 2022, how many of those buildings, which have applied under the grant-based scheme, have received (a) partial and (b) full funding.
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Question reference: S6T-00933
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 31 October 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to address the reported findings of an independent review of the cladding remediation programme that “successful delivery of the project is in doubt with major risks or issues apparent".
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Question reference: S6W-10956
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 September 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 3 October 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-10242 by Shona Robison on 7 September 2022, whether it will publish the (a) average apartment rental charges updated in line with CPI and (b) grant calculations shared with social landlords, for each year since 2017.
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