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-13674
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 06 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 17 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to include suicide prevention as part of the school curriculum.
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Question reference: S6W-13657
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 06 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 17 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any additional cost of living pressures experienced by residents in Edinburgh.
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Question reference: S6W-13654
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 06 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 17 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what recent assessment it has undertaken of the financial viability of Scotland's hospices.
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Question reference: S6W-13675
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 06 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 17 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to include bereavement issues as part of the school curriculum.
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Question reference: S6W-13150
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 19 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 17 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will undertake an audit of secondary breast cancer in Scotland, and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.
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Question reference: S6W-13327
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 19 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 17 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many playparks have been modernised and restored through its £5 million funding agreement with COSLA, broken down by the playparks in each local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-13572
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 16 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to develop a support fund for advocacy services for people with mental health issues.
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Question reference: S6W-13545
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 16 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many veterans in Scotland are currently homeless.
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Question reference: S6W-13546
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 16 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to tackle the issue of homelessness among veterans.
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Question reference: S6W-13569
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 16 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will review the reported decision to not include people receiving treatment for alcohol issues from Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Standard 1.
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