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-28629
- Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 July 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 14 August 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to provide any additional funding through the Ukraine Longer Term Resettlement Fund.
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Question reference: S6W-28628
- Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 July 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 14 August 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many displaced people from Ukraine are currently residing in temporary welcome accommodation.
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Question reference: S6W-28627
- Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 July 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 14 August 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what action is it taking to help displaced people from Ukraine to enter the private rented sector.
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Question reference: S6W-28340
- Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 11 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to implement an SME home builder impact assessment across the policy areas that support all-tenure housing delivery.
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Question reference: S6W-28287
- Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 10 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to prioritise the (a) building and (b) buying of larger properties to provide suitable homes for households with children that have been living long term in temporary accommodation.
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Question reference: S6W-28296
- Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 10 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to require all of its directorates to make the delivery of homes of all tenures across Scotland the top national infrastructure priority, in order to increase overall supply and improve affordability.
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Question reference: S6W-28298
- Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 10 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to (a) review any relevant regulatory timelines for the next five years and (b) publish associated deliverable route maps, in accordance with the principles of its Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment, in order to ensure that Scotland is an attractive location for investment.
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Question reference: S6W-28299
- Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 10 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide clarity for investors by publishing, by the end of 2024, any proposed exemptions to the rent controls contained in the Housing (Scotland) Bill.
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Question reference: S6W-28292
- Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 10 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what support it is offering to social landlords to maintain their wider remit investment in homelessness prevention services.
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Question reference: S6W-28343
- Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 10 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to extend funding for the Homelessness Prevention Fund, administered by the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations.
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