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-22082
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 06 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 23 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many people in Scotland are currently registered as being qualified to assess whether reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete is present in buildings.
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Question reference: S6W-22084
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 06 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 23 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has been contacted by any organisations or local authorities about any issues in relation to finding people qualified to assess buildings for the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete.
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Question reference: S6W-22080
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 06 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 23 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many qualified engineers and assessors there currently are in Scotland who are able to ascertain whether reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete is present in a building, and whether it is able to determine how high the demand for these engineers and assessors currently is.
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Question reference: S6W-22081
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 06 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 23 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what training a person needs to be able to identify reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete and assess whether it is present in a building.
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Question reference: S6W-21941
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 02 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 23 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether Scottish Water has an estimate of the true volume of sewage that has been discharged into Scotland's waterways in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S6W-21882
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 29 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 20 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to ensure that the key stakeholders in the private sector are aware of the issue of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete and know where to go for advice, as referenced in the minutes of the meeting of the Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) Cross Sector Working Group on 14 August 2023.
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Question reference: S6W-21883
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 29 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 20 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the meeting of the Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) Cross Sector Working Group on 14 August 2023, what action it has taken to “signpost and share information which supports effective assessment and reporting on RAAC as a potential building defect”.
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Question reference: S6W-21937
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 02 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 20 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will make it easier for beaches to qualify for bathing water status.
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Question reference: S6W-21939
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 02 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 19 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many complaints Scottish Water has received regarding sewage discharges in the last five years, and which locations generated the most complaints.
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Question reference: S6W-21931
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 02 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 19 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met Scottish Water to discuss combined sewage overflows.
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