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-19379
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 19 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether hotels are exempt from the Building Scotland (Amendment) Regulations 2022 regarding fire safety and cladding.
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Question reference: S6W-18381
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 18 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the letter from the Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport on 22 May 2023, whether it will provide an update on the status of the funding request from the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service for the replacement of the Office of the Public Guardian's current IT system, in order to develop a "new, intuitive case management system" that it argues is the long-term solution for the backlog of power of attorney applications and amendments.
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Question reference: S6W-19589
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 30 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 18 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what work it has undertaken to develop a bereavement charter for workplaces.
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Question reference: S6W-19597
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 30 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 17 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has a plan for the delivery of social security, through Social Security Scotland, for rural and offline constituents.
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Question reference: S6W-19584
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 30 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 17 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government which workers in the care sector should have their Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) fees paid for them.
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Question reference: S6W-19596
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 30 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 17 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions have taken place with Social Security Scotland regarding the efficient delivery of services for those who are not able to access online services.
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Question reference: S6W-19440
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 23 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don on 12 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what support it plans to provide to organisations to help support and expand services for children with disabilities and their families.
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Question reference: S6W-19436
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 23 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 12 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the level of debt currently faced by arm's-length external organisations (ALEOs).
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Question reference: S6W-19439
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 23 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don on 12 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to review the decision to roll forward the Children, Young People and Families Early Intervention Grant Fund.
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Question reference: S6W-19437
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 23 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with Health and Social Care Partnerships regarding a new long-term national framework for hospice funding, and what the outcome of any such discussions has been.