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-06845
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 10 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much each local authority has allocated in kinship care payments in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S6W-06833
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 10 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many children’s hearing meetings have been held in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S6W-06834
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 10 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to reform the children’s hearing system, in light of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Question reference: S6W-06842
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 10 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how many new-build houses have been built by each local authority in each year since 1992, broken down by council tax band.
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Question reference: S6W-06925
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ash Regan on 10 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the concerns raised by the Tron Area Business Group to the Policy and Sustainability Committee of the City to Edinburgh Council on 22 February 2022, what support it is providing to businesses and local authorities in urban areas to respond to antisocial and/or violent behaviour against staff and property in city centres.
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Question reference: S6W-06820
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 10 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many non-disclosure agreements have been signed by it and its agencies in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S6W-06821
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 10 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding (a) local authorities and (b) integration joint boards have received to tackle homelessness in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S6W-06844
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 8 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what support it has provided to help address the so-called digital divide.
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Question reference: S6W-06874
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 8 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to support businesses, in light of a recent report suggesting that on average, in the last year, over four shops per day in main retail areas ceased trading.
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Question reference: S6W-06836
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 8 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much has been allocated each year to each local authority to deliver the extension of free personal care to people under 65.
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