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: S5W-28472
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 April 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 29 April 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what the current waiting period is between an application being made to the Scottish Welfare Fund and a claimant receiving a payment.
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Question reference: S5W-28475
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 April 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 29 April 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what the average payment received by each successful claimant was from the Scottish Welfare Fund’s (a) crisis and (b) community care grant, since 18 March 2020.
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Question reference: S5W-28473
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 April 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 29 April 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have applied for the Scottish Welfare Fund since the announcement of the additional funding to it on 18 March 2020.
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Question reference: S5O-04278
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 March 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to promote fair trade.
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Question reference: S5F-04011
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 02 March 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 March 2020
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to Citizens Advice Scotland’s statement that council tax is the “number one debt issue” it deals with.
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Question reference: S5W-27149
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 27 January 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 24 February 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-22988 by Kevin Stewart on 16 May 2019, in light of the minister's comment that "work to finalise the revised code will take place over the course of 2019", whether it will confirm by what date it will publish the revised code of conduct for property factors.
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Question reference: S5W-27251
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 February 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 18 February 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether people (a) letting out a spare room in their primary residence and (b) occasionally letting out their entire primary residence will be subject to the proposed licensing regime for short-term lets.
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Question reference: S5W-27256
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 February 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 18 February 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many house in multiple occupation (HMO) licenses have been granted by each local authority since their introduction, and what the cost of administering this licensing system has been.
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Question reference: S5W-27255
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 February 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 18 February 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact that the introduction of a licensing system for short-term lets will have on the number of such lets in Scotland.
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Question reference: S5W-27254
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 February 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 18 February 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what estimates it has made of the resource implications for local authorities and related bodies to introduce, administer and monitor a system of licensing for short-term lets.
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