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-05685
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 25 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the implementation date for the revised Affordable Housing Investment Benchmarks.
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Question reference: S6W-05658
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 13 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 25 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government when owners of homes with combustible cladding will have access to a compensation and remediation scheme.
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Question reference: S6W-05659
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 13 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 25 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will write to the construction industry setting a deadline for agreement of a fully-funded plan of action for remediation of unsafe cladding on (a) high-rise and (b) 11 to 18 metre-high buildings.
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Question reference: S6W-05464
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 24 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government when the (a) minutes of the third meeting of the Fire Safety Review Panel will be published and (b) Panel is expected to finalise its work.
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Question reference: S6W-05465
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 24 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government when the outcome of its consultation, Building standards (fire safety) – a consultation on external wall systems, will be published.
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Question reference: S6W-05140
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 23 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether priority access to the open market shared equity scheme should be offered to households who receive the Scottish Child Payment.
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Question reference: S6W-04869
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 December 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 20 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many local authorities have begun accepting applications to the Tenant Hardship Grant Fund, and when full statistical information on the applications submitted will be released.
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Question reference: S6W-04810
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 03 December 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 17 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) target and (b) actual average timescale has been for assessing applications for grant assistance to deliver affordable housing above Affordable Housing Investment Benchmark level, in each quarter since Q1 2016.
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Question reference: S6W-04979
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 December 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 16 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many applications for grant assistance to deliver affordable housing above Affordable Housing Investment Benchmark level have been required to be withdrawn and resubmitted due to (a) contract offers having expired and (b) costs having increased since the initial application was submitted, in each quarter since Q1 2016.
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Question reference: S6W-04809
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 December 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 16 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many applicants have been required to withdraw and resubmit applications for grant assistance to deliver affordable housing above Affordable Housing Investment Benchmark level due to (a) contract offers having expired and (b) costs having increased since the initial application was submitted, in each quarter since Q1 2016.