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-08578
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 May 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 1 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many training places have been available for all construction trades in each year since 1999, also broken down by specialty; for example, plumber, electrician etc.
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Question reference: S6W-08581
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 19 May 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 31 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to reduce the time taken to receive a coeliac diagnosis, in light of reported concerns raised recently during Coeliac Awareness Week.
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Question reference: S6W-08582
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 19 May 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 31 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made on the roll-out of a single clinical pathway for coeliac disease across Scotland on a "Once for Scotland" basis.
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Question reference: S6W-08576
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 May 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 26 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether further funding will be provided in addition to the recently announced £15 million Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund investment, in order to match the £22 million investment in the financial year 2021-22.
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Question reference: S6O-01165
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 May 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many Green Jobs have been supported since the introduction of the Green Jobs Fund.
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Question reference: S6W-08384
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 May 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Dorothy Bain on 24 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether the Lord Advocate plans to initiate a corporate homicide investigation into the Scottish Government's reported policies of discharging untested patients to care homes and overruling family power of attorney during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Question reference: S6W-08379
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 May 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 23 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what data it holds on the number of care experienced children and young people who are (a) handcuffed and (b) otherwise restrained during secure transportation, and the reasons for such restraints being used.
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Question reference: S6W-08378
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 May 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 23 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what data it collects, other than regarding the frequency of use, on the practice of (a) handcuffing and (b) otherwise restraining of care experienced children and young people during secure transportation.
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Question reference: S6W-08383
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 May 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 20 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions have taken place regarding its ministers' responsibility for (a) discharging untested patients to care homes and (b) the overruling of family power of attorney, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Question reference: S6O-01138
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 May 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how its Super Sponsor scheme takes account of the preferences of Ukrainian refugees regarding settlement locations within Scotland.
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