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-13840
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 24 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any reliance on international students by Scottish universities.
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Question reference: S6W-13918
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 13 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Elena Whitham on 24 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to provide access to cancer screening for firefighters and other public sector workers with higher cancer risks.
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Question reference: S6W-13917
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 13 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 24 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what policy review it has undertaken in relation to children with autism and their assessment for other conditions and co-morbidities, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
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Question reference: S6W-13925
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 13 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 24 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many buildings have had works undertaken by the relevant local authority under the Town and Country (Planning) (Scotland) Act 1997 in each year since 1997, broken down by the local authority and cost of the project.
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Question reference: S6W-13923
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 13 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 24 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many waste land notices have been issued in each year for which records exist, broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-13672
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 06 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 20 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many houses have been completed for the social rent sector in each year since 2016.
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Question reference: S6W-13650
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 06 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 20 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on the Rural Housing Fund in each year since its introduction.
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Question reference: S6W-13922
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 16 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 20 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many buildings in Scotland have been included on Historic Environment Scotland’s Buildings at Risk register in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-13919
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 13 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Elena Whitham on 20 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the recent study by the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) and its finding of significant overall excess cancer mortality for Scottish firefighters compared with the general population.
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Question reference: S6W-13921
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 13 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 20 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made to promote Scotland’s Fair Trade Nation status.
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