Parliamentary questions

Miles Briggs

4,209 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.

2 Feb 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) children and (b) adults have received hospital or hospice at home support in each year since 1999.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: Public Health Scotland collect Management Information on the number of adults receiving Hospital at Home. However, no data is collected on children receiving this service or on patients receiving a Hospice at home services, although some of the patients recei…

2 Feb 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what areas of policy it has devolved to local authorities in each year since 1999.

Answer · Ben Macpherson: The Scottish Government has always worked in partnership with Local Government to enable local authorities to provide services which deliver positive outcomes for the people and communities we jointly serve. There have been a range of laws passed since 1999 …

2 Feb 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what review it has carried out regarding providing early payment to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) under public sector contracts.

Answer · Ivan McKee: Prompt payment of the supply chain is not only the ethical and socially responsible thing to do, it is critical to the sustainability and resilience of our supply chains in delivering critical products, services or works to, or on behalf, of the people of Sco…

2 Feb 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what review it has made of the different pay scales for adult and child social care staff.

Answer · Kevin Stewart: The Scottish Government is committed to improving fair work practices across the social care sector. There are more than 1,200 social care providers across Scotland; and each of these providers will have their own internal pay scales. Since 2016, the Scott…

2 Feb 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what support has been made available to local authorities in each year since 1999 to assist young carers.

Answer · Kevin Stewart: The share of local government funding to be allocated to young carers is not set centrally, and the Scottish Government does not hold this information. The Scottish Government’s policy towards local authority spending is to allow each local authority the fin…

2 Feb 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of its budget has been allocated to local government in each year since 1999.

Answer · Tom Arthur: I replied to a similar question from the member on 3 November 2022 (S6W-11386) providing details from 1999-2000 to 2021-2022. I have included in the following table the information for 2022-2023 following the Spring Budget Revision. 2022-23 Total Fiscal Bu…

2 Feb 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how much has been paid by each local authority on pension contributions in each year since 1999.

Answer · Tom Arthur: The Scottish Government holds limited information on pension contributions and these are contained within the Local Financial Returns (LFRs). Data on LFRs is published as part of the Scottish Local Government Financial Statistics. Teachers There are current…

2 Feb 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many rapid electric charging points have been installed at service stations across the road network.

Answer · Jenny Gilruth: As of 9 February 2023, there were 88 electric vehicle charge points with rapid charging capabilities installed at 41 service stations across the road network. These contribute to an overall network of almost 950 devices, meaning Scotland has by far the greate…

2 Feb 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether the £20 million welfare advocacy services fund will be open to all third sector bodies that deliver advocacy services.

Answer · Ben Macpherson: The Scottish Government committed up to £20M in funding to the Social Security Independent Advocacy Service over four years from September 2021. After extensive engagement with advocacy stakeholders, it was concluded that this service should be delivered und…

2 Feb 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what plans there are to locate defibrillators in every school.

Answer · Maree Todd: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-06291 on 28 February 2022. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-commit…

2 Feb 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many working groups it has launched in each year since 2007.

Answer · John Swinney: Due to the scope and timeframe of the question, the information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost as this data is not available from a single source.

2 Feb 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many households in each local authority area have been estimated to be in fuel poverty in each year since 1999.

Answer · Michael Matheson: The number of households in each local authority that are experiencing fuel poverty is published annually (based on a three-year average) in the Scottish House Condition Survey (SHCS) local authority tables starting with the 2003-2006 publication. The latest…

2 Feb 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to provide so-called 50/50 funding for adult hospice care places.

Answer · Maree Todd: The SG has no plans to change the funding arrangements for adult hospices. It is the responsibility of Integration Joint Boards (IJBs) under the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014 to plan and commission services for their area using the integ…

2 Feb 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding what work is being carried out in (a) old and (b) new housing developments to support bat conservation.

Answer · Lorna Slater: The Scottish Government does not hold information on work being carried out in either new or old housing developments to support bat conservation. All bats in Scotland are protected under the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994 and theref…

2 Feb 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many times Partnership Action for Continuing Employment (PACE) teams have provided support to businesses in each year since the initiative was launched.

Answer · Richard Lochhead: The number of employers supported was especially high in 2020-21 as this was when employers submitted HR1 notifications as they thought they would have to make large numbers of employees redundant as a result of the pandemic. Full details are as follows. 2…

26 Jan 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many libraries have closed in each year since 2009.

Answer · Neil Gray: Public Library services in Scotland are devolved to local authorities which have a statutory duty to secure the provision of adequate library facilities for all persons resident in their area. No Scottish Libraries have permanently closed in the last three r…

25 Jan 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many homes have been built through the Rural Housing Fund in each year since 2016-17.

Answer · Shona Robison: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-14348 on 31 January 2023. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committ…

25 Jan 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many homes have been built through the Islands Housing Fund in each year since 2016-17.

Answer · Shona Robison: The number of homes built through the Rural and Islands Housing Fund in each year since 2016-17, broken down by rural (mainland) and islands is provided in the following table. There are also a further 141 units through the fund that have been approved or are…