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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

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Question reference: S6W-38195

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 June 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 17 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on proposals to introduce congestion charging schemes in local authorities.

Question reference: S6W-37510

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 16 May 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 3 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many "school hubs", for pupils to be in school but not in a classroom setting, have been in operation in each local authority in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S6W-38021

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 30 May 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 13 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many self-employed counsellors have been contracted by each local authority to work in schools in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S6W-38017

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 30 May 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 13 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent on school security measures in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.

Question reference: S6W-38019

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 30 May 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 13 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many counselling sessions have taken place in schools in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.

Question reference: S6W-38024

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 30 May 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 13 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) primary and (b) secondary school-aged children have been home educated in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S6W-38022

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 30 May 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 13 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has achieved its reported commitment to provide a counsellor for every secondary school.

Question reference: S6W-38020

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 30 May 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 13 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many counsellors have been employed in schools in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.

Question reference: S6W-38016

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 30 May 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 13 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what review it has undertaken of the provision of school security measures across the school estate.

Question reference: S6W-37511

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 16 May 2025
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 30 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many High Speed Trains are operating on the ScotRail network.