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-28400
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 April 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 2 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the COVID-19 outbreak, whether it will provide an update on efforts to reduce delayed discharge, and what the latest figures are for the number of delays.
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Question reference: S5W-29134
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 May 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 2 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to review its funding to (a) local authorities and (b) care home operators to ensure that residential and nursing care services fully meet infection control and hygiene standards.
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Question reference: S5W-28649
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 April 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 2 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government where each test centre in its COVID-19 community hub model is located, also broken down by the number of tests carried out.
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Question reference: S5W-30097
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Ash Denham on 2 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what support it has provided to help establish new neighbourhood watch schemes.
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Question reference: S5W-30095
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Ash Denham on 2 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many neighbourhood watch schemes have been in operation in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S5W-30099
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 1 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many distress brief interventions have taken place for people in distress during the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Question reference: S5W-28579
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 April 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 30 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what support has been made available to private dentists during the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Question reference: S5W-29881
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 26 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) positive and (b) negative results have been recorded at the regional COVID-19 test centres.
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Question reference: S5W-29882
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 26 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether the results from the regional COVID-19 test centres are included in the number of positive and negative cases announced by it each day and, if not, what its response is to calls for these figures to be included.
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Question reference: S5W-29676
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 26 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government when the portal for local authorities to order COVID-19 tests will be available.
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