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-18660
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 13 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on how much has been received in planning gain contributions by each local authority, in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S6W-18022
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 8 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to establish a City Centre Recovery Task Force.
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Question reference: S6W-18021
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 5 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has established a Land Tax Working Group, and, if so, when the group will report.
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Question reference: S6W-18110
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 5 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-17019 by Michael Matheson on 15 May 2023, whether it will delineate the morphine prescriptions by (a) inpatient use, (b) outpatient use, (c) GP-prescribed and (d) those prescribed by drug and alcohol recovery services.
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Question reference: S6W-18026
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 2 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many reports of scammers (a) calling at people’s homes and (b) targeting people online Police Scotland has received in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S6W-18012
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don on 2 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to charities supporting families to prevent family breakdown.
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Question reference: S6W-18245
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Christina McKelvie on 1 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that changes to short-term lets legislation is causing rising costs for accommodation in Edinburgh (a) in general and (b) during the Edinburgh festivals.
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Question reference: S6W-18007
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 1 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of Target Ovarian Cancer’s new report, Pathfinder Scotland: Faster, further, and fairer, which found that 44% of women diagnosed with ovarian cancer were never asked about the impact of their treatment on their mental health, what action is currently being taken to ensure that services are in place to support the mental health and wellbeing needs of everyone with an ovarian cancer diagnosis.
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Question reference: S6W-18011
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 1 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) local authority and (b) private care homes have closed in each local authority area in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S6W-18015
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 31 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made on implementing split payments of welfare benefits to families in Scotland.
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