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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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 12 October 2025
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Question reference: S6W-07262

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 11 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 22 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many classroom assistants have been employed in each local authority in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S6W-07282

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 22 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish its response for the consultation, Building standards (fire safety).

Question reference: S6W-07264

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 11 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 22 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to review the definition of domestic abuse to include other members of a family.

Question reference: S6W-07278

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 22 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government, as part of its review of the role of the BS 8414 standard in Scotland, what discussions it has had with the (a) UK Government regarding its decision in 2018 to end the use of the BS 8414 standard for residential and institutional buildings over 18m and (b) Welsh Government regarding its decision in 2020 to do the same.

Question reference: S6W-07273

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 11 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 22 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many children have undertaken water safety classes in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.

Question reference: S6W-07279

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 22 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what meetings it has had as part of its review of the continued role of the BS 8414 standard in Scotland, and what was discussed at each meeting.

Question reference: S6W-07288

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 22 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what plans there are to introduce CT scanning to screen for lung cancer.

Question reference: S6W-07283

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 22 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government when it will be presented with the recommendations on external wall fire safety and the continued role of the BS 8414 standard in Scotland by the Building Standards (Fire Safety) Review Panel 2021.

Question reference: S6W-07290

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 22 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many people registered as homeless have undergone cancer screening in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S6W-07263

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 11 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 21 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to veterans and their families to help them buy a home.