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-29562
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 September 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 12 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide any equalities impact assessments that it carried out in relation to the reductions in spending detailed in its fiscal statement on 3 September 2024.
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Question reference: S6W-29533
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 September 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 12 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what the average time taken to determine a major housing development application has been in 2023-24, broken down by local authority.
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Question reference: S6W-29530
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 September 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 11 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-26596 by Paul McLennan on 23 April 2024, how many buildings on the pilot programme within the scope of a single building assessment have been placed on a pathway to assessment.
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Question reference: S6W-29534
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 September 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 11 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what the current underspend is in the Affordable Housing Supply Programme.
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Question reference: S6W-29131
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 August 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 4 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to publish the conclusions of its review of the Affordable Housing Supply Programme.
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Question reference: S6W-29133
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 August 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 4 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it anticipates that it will meet the target of delivering 110,000 homes by 2032, as set out in the Affordable Housing Supply Programme.
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Question reference: S6W-29132
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 August 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 4 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what its current projections are on reaching the target of delivering 110,000 homes from the affordable housing supply budget.
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Question reference: S6O-03671
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 August 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will review its goal of decarbonising transport, in light of its reported decision to increase fares and reduce services on Scotland’s railways.
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Question reference: S6W-28565
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 July 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 13 August 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what the resource planning allocation is for each local authority to plan their housing supply for (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26; how this compares with the assumed figures that were published on 15 July 2021; what the reasons are for any variance in each case, and on what date each local authority was advised of its allocation
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Question reference: S6W-28530
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 July 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 7 August 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the reasons for the reported delays in completion of roadworks on the M8 Woodside Viaduct.
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