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-15565
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 14 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether any advice services have been funded through the Fuel Insecurity Fund since it was established and, if so, which ones.
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Question reference: S6W-15568
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 14 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many cases of online fraud have been reported to Police Scotland in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S6W-15569
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 14 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many community bodies have been supported to request an asset transfer under the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 since its provisions came into force.
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Question reference: S6W-15564
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 14 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many families have accessed the Fuel Insecurity Fund in each year since it was established.
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Question reference: S6W-15125
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 14 March 2023
To ask Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when all developments identified under its Cladding Remediation programme will be surveyed.
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Question reference: S6W-14748
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 13 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what improvements have been made to health services for prisoners in relation to the recommendations of the Health and Sport Committee's 5th Report, 2017 (Session 5), Healthcare in Prisons (SP Paper 135).
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Question reference: S6W-15118
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 10 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what plans will be included in its new cancer strategy to develop a workforce plan for cancer diagnostic and treatment services.
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Question reference: S6W-15131
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 10 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many children currently living in temporary accommodation are not registered with a GP.
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Question reference: S6W-15117
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 10 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been employed in cancer diagnostic and treatment services in each NHS board in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S6W-15138
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 10 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what steps are being taken to recruit more inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) nurse specialists, in light of Crohn’s and Colitis UK’s recommended standard of 2.5 IBD nurse specialists per 250,000 patient population.