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: S6O-01978
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 March 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government by how much local authority non-domestic rates bills will increase, following revaluation of public sector properties based on rebuild costs using the 1 April 2022 tone date.
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Question reference: S6W-14597
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 28 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have (a) left the waiting list for, (b) cancelled and (c) declined elective surgery in NHS Lanarkshire in each month since May 2021, broken down by procedure.
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Question reference: S6W-14570
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 28 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether its area-based schemes and Warmer Homes Scotland schemes and their contractors have sufficient access to professionals who are trained in the PAS 2030 and PAS 2035 standards.
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Question reference: S6W-14566
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 28 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) PAS 2030 and (b) PAS 2035 qualified energy efficiency and retrofit professionals there currently are in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-14568
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 28 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how long it takes to obtain (a) PAS 2030 and (b) PAS 2035 certification, and what the estimated cost is of doing so.
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Question reference: S6W-14571
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 28 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what business impact assessment it conducted when implementing the PAS 2030 and PAS 2035 standards.
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Question reference: S6W-14569
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 January 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 28 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what modifications it has made to the PAS 2030 and PAS 2035 standards to take account of Scottish climate, housing stock and energy efficiency requirements.
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Question reference: S6W-14567
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 28 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) colleges and (b) training providers offer PAS 2030 and PAS 2035 training courses in Scotland, and what information it has on how this compares with the UK as a whole.
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Question reference: S6W-14592
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 27 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many people were awaiting elective surgery in NHS Lanarkshire in each month since May 2021, broken down by procedure.
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Question reference: S6W-14595
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 27 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what the average cost of elective surgery procedures in NHS Lanarkshire was in 2022, broken down by procedure, and by whether patients were treated (a) by NHS Lanarkshire (b) by another health board and (c) in a private hospital.
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