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-06924
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 25 February 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 15 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many of the pipeline of around 9,000 Build to Rent homes in major cities, which are referred to in the Housing to 2040 strategy, are at the more affordable end of market rents.
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Question reference: S6W-06876
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 15 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on introducing a basic income scheme for young people leaving care.
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Question reference: S6W-06840
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 15 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been housed in hotel and bed and breakfast accommodation in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority.
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Question reference: S6W-06642
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 18 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 15 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has carried out further analysis regarding its estimate of the 67,000 applications for the self-isolation support grant that are expected to be received in 2021/22 and, if so, whether its estimate has changed.
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Question reference: S6W-06626
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 18 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 15 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding Glasgow City Council received, from the £23.5 million allocated to homelessness prevention, in 2021-22.
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Question reference: S6W-06628
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 15 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it can provide an update on the development of a temporary accommodation standards framework.
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Question reference: S6W-06700
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 15 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to increase the accessibility of the Older and Disabled Persons and Young Persons concessionary travel schemes to eligible asylum seekers.
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Question reference: S6W-06587
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 15 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to improve public information regarding how asylum seekers who are eligible for a National Entitlement Card, under the Older and Disabled Persons or Young Persons concessionary travel schemes, can obtain a free bus pass.
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Question reference: S6W-06633
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 15 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on the number of hotels that are currently being used as accommodation for asylum seekers.
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Question reference: S6W-06629
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 15 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government when it expects the working group on the temporary accommodation standards framework to publish its proposals.
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