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-06961
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ash Regan on 15 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has made of the impact of fire appliances, both those staffed by wholetime and retained firefighters, being taken off the run due to staffing levels.
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Question reference: S6W-07089
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 15 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding (a) it allocated to and (b) was distributed to successful grant applicants from the Croft House Grant scheme in each year from 2016 to 2022.
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Question reference: S6W-07020
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 04 March 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 15 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will allow local authorities to carry forward unspent Tenant Hardship Grant funding to 2022-23, or whether it will seek to recover any underspend.
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Question reference: S6W-07048
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 15 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent to raise awareness of, and market for, the Open Market Shared Equity and New Supply Shared Equity schemes, in each of the last five years, and how much it plans to spend in 2022-23.
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Question reference: S6W-07036
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 15 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what apprenticeships or subsidised training schemes there are for people seeking to train in (a) welding and (b) metal fabrication.
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Question reference: S6W-07059
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 15 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government by what date it anticipates that the Single Building Assessment programme will move from a pilot to a full scheme.
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Question reference: S6W-07047
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 15 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what it has done to raise awareness of, and market for, the Open Market Shared Equity and New Supply Shared Equity schemes, in each of the last five years, and what its plans are for 2022-23.
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Question reference: S6W-07037
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 15 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what data is held on how many apprentices are paid the real Living Wage.
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Question reference: S6W-07055
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 15 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what the name is of the new cladding stakeholder group that it has formed with industry representatives and a homeowner representative; how frequently it meets; on what dates it has met; what its full remit is; what its full membership is, and where the minutes of its minutes can be accessed.
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Question reference: S6W-07023
- Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 15 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many Ukrainian students are estimated to be studying in Scotland and what support is being offered to them, in light of current international events.
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