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: S6O-05313
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 December 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service's public consultation on the proposed closure of Marionville Fire Station in Edinburgh.
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Question reference: S6F-04519
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 December 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 December 2025
To ask the First Minister what assessment the Scottish Government has made of, and support it is providing to, childhood dementia awareness.
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Question reference: S6W-42312
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 17 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the theme of Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Week 2025, "How it Feels", how it plans to shed light on the serious and life-changing nature of the conditions, in order to transform understanding in schools and to ensure that students are better supported to complete their education.
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Question reference: S6W-42311
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 17 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many co-ordinated support plans have been made in each local authority, in each year since their introduction.
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Question reference: S6W-42310
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 17 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent on breakfast provision from Public Equity Funding (PEF) since the policy was established in 2017.
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Question reference: S6W-42022
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 November 2025
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 1 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what new funding will be given to the Cancer Strategy for Scotland 2023–2033.
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Question reference: S6W-42023
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 November 2025
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 1 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many school days have been lost due to industrial action in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority.
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Question reference: S6O-05229
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 November 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the culture secretary has had with the finance and local government secretary regarding providing support to Edinburgh in dealing with the pressures of holding major annual cultural events and royal visits, including reintroducing the capital city supplement.
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Question reference: S6W-42019
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 November 2025
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 25 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how many controlled parking zones have been introduced by each local authority in each year since 1999, also broken down by how many parking permits have been sold for these each year, and how much has been raised by these sales.
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Question reference: S6W-41750
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 07 November 2025
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 24 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many school additional support needs professionals there have been in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority.
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