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: S5W-05283
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 13 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the uptake by local authorities of e-building standards.
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Question reference: S5W-05275
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 13 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to implement national criteria or minimum standards relating to the appointment of building standards verifiers.
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Question reference: S5W-05273
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 13 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of recent research carried out by Pye Consulting on its behalf in its report, Evaluation of the performance of local authorities in their role as building standards verifiers, which shows large variances in the overall performance of local authorities in allocating building warrants.
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Question reference: S5W-05282
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 13 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how much local authorities have invested in technology specifically in advance of the e-building standards portal roll out.
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Question reference: S5W-05285
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 13 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the performance of local councils acting as building standards verifiers as a result of the key performance outcomes framework.
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Question reference: S5W-05274
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 13 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to improve the overall timeliness performance of local authorities in granting building warrants.
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Question reference: S5W-05276
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 13 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how it aims to reduce inconsistencies across local authorities in the delivery of building standards verification.
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Question reference: S5W-05424
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 13 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many and (b) where vacant and derelict town centre buildings have been brought back into use as affordable housing through the Town Centre Housing Fund.
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Question reference: S5W-04902
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 7 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to encourage the development of empty units above shops into residential accommodation.
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Question reference: S5W-04904
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 6 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many police officers there (a) are and (b) have been in each of the last five years in North Lanarkshire.