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-20462
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 August 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 6 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, in light its report, Temporary Accommodation Task and Finish Group: Final Report and Recommendations, whether the National Acquisition Programme will be targeted at the City of Edinburgh to reduce the reported number of families and children living in temporary accommodation in the city.
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Question reference: S6W-20573
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 August 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 5 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any impact on future Edinburgh festivals of any reduction in short-term let accommodation.
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Question reference: S6W-20652
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 August 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 5 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the level of fees that have been applied for various short-term let licence applications in each local authority area since their introduction.
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Question reference: S6W-20651
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 August 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 5 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how much has been raised from short-term let licence application fees in each local authority area since their introduction.
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Question reference: S6W-20452
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 August 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 4 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has allocated to the (a) Council Tax Reduction Scheme and (b) Water Charges Reduction Scheme in the 2022-23 financial year.
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Question reference: S6W-20576
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 August 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 4 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to review legislation regarding stalking.
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Question reference: S6W-20680
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 August 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 4 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many complaints of antisocial behaviour in short-term let properties have been recorded in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-20568
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 August 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 1 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on what the reported £86 million of debt accrued by Circularity Scotland was spent on.
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Question reference: S6W-20567
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 August 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don on 30 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many kinship carers there currently are in each local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-20572
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 August 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 29 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what work it is undertaking to deliver new employment support schemes, in light of reports of an estimated 150,000 long-term unemployed people in Scotland.