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-26244
- 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 what financial modelling it has carried out to calculate its cost basis projection for reopening the Independent Living Fund (ILF) Scotland 2015 Fund.
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Question reference: S6W-26248
- 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 what eligibility criteria it plans to employ for new applications to the reopened Independent Living Fund.
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Question reference: S6W-26251
- 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 whether it will provide details of any estimates, analysis or modelling that it has for the reopening of the Independent Living Fund.
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Question reference: S6W-26247
- 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 whether it will provide a detailed breakdown of the phased approach that it plans to take to reopening the Independent Living Fund.
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Question reference: S6W-26250
- 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 what it estimates the average award level will be for new applications to the reopened Independent Living Fund.
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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.