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-03135
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 February 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government to where within the education budget it reallocated any unused funds for teaching bursaries in 2023-24.
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Question reference: S6W-25346
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 February 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 20 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government who the single point of contact is in (a) the Scottish Government and (b) local government for the National Acquisition Plan.
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Question reference: S6W-25310
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 February 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 19 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the objectives set out in policy priority mandate letter from the First Minister to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, what its position is on whether the the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice is making acceptable progress on the delivery of affordable homes towards its 2032 target of 110,000 affordable homes.
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Question reference: S6W-24870
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 26 January 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 7 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it has reportedly not sought the input of the short-term let industry advisory group members regarding the implementation update on short-term let regulations, in light of VisitScotland not enabling meetings to resume since the last meeting in October 2023, and whether it will ensure that individual members are not barred from providing input to the list of legislative and non-legislative operational matters.
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Question reference: S6W-24812
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 January 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 7 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what the average time taken to determine a major housing development application has been in each of the last three years, broken down by local authority.
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Question reference: S6W-24820
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 January 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 7 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many reports it has received pertaining to sections (a) 52 and (b) 53 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2014, since the commencement of each provision.
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Question reference: S6W-24819
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 January 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 7 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many times it has used its powers under section (a) 52 and (b) 53 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2014, and what the outcome of any such use of these powers was.
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Question reference: S6W-24846
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 January 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 7 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what measures it has taken to raise awareness of the Home Owners' Support Fund among people struggling with mortgage payments as a result of the cost of living crisis.
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Question reference: S6W-24847
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 January 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 7 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many applications have been made to each strand of the Home Owners' Support Fund in each of the last 12 months, and how many of those applications have been accepted.
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Question reference: S6W-24813
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 January 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 7 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many decisions on current major housing development applications (a) are outstanding and (b) have exceeded the 16-week statutory target for such applications, broken down by local authority.
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