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
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Question reference: S6W-26249
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 16 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many new applications to the reopened Independent Living Fund it estimates will be received.
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Question reference: S6W-26246
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 16 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding has been committed to reopening the Independent Living Fund to new applicants in (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26.
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Question reference: S6W-26382
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 2 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the Justice Committee’s inquiry in 2013 and the Scottish Government’s response to it, for what reason it has not yet published the voluntary code of practice on dismissing and replacing land-owning maintenance companies.
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Question reference: S6W-26387
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 28 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether the specification that it is considering for single building assessments, in relation to cladding remediation, is limited to external cladding systems on buildings, or whether it is giving consideration to internal systems and fixtures being within scope.
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Question reference: S6W-26384
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 28 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made on agreeing the specification for single building assessments in relation to cladding remediation.
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Question reference: S6W-26385
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 27 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to finalise the specification for single building assessments in relation to cladding remediation before the Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill is debated at stage 3.
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Question reference: S6O-03233
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 March 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the development of an accredited qualification and registration programme for Additional Support Needs assistants.
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Question reference: S6O-03207
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 March 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how it is working with North Lanarkshire Council to improve the school estate.
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Question reference: S6W-25715
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 23 February 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 6 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what the competing work priorities are that have resulted in the planned publication of the Scottish Housing Market Review in January 2024 being suspended.
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Question reference: S6W-25663
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 6 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many recipient organisations of an Empowering Communities Programme grant award were dissolved before their grant was paid, in each of the last five years.