Parliamentary questions

Miles Briggs

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

8 Mar 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many Scottish Welfare Fund Crisis Grants have been provided by local authorities in each year since their introduction.

Answer · Ben Macpherson: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-02608 on 8 September 2021. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found here: https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-com…

8 Mar 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many children have been taught to play a musical instrument in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Shirley-Anne Somerville: The Scottish Government does not collect this data. Data on local authority instrumental music services is collected by the Improvement Service. Their reports can be found at www.improvementservice.org.uk .

8 Mar 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the definition of domestic abuse in England and Wales in relation to how it differs from the definition in Scotland and how this could be reviewed and changed.

Answer · Keith Brown: Since the late 1990s, an agreed definition of domestic abuse has been used to collate information on domestic abuse incidents within Scotland. This definition was progressed by the then Scottish Office and agreed through consultation with key justice agencies…

8 Mar 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many reports of domestic abuse where the victim has been male have been recorded in each year since 1999.

Answer · Keith Brown: The following table shows the number of domestic abuse incidents recorded by police in Scotland, where the victim is male, from 1999-00 to 2020-21. This information is sourced from the Official Statistics on domestic abuse incidents recorded by the police in…

8 Mar 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many complaints have been made regarding the removal of care packages during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: Data on complaints regarding the removal of care packages is not aggregated centrally – complaints may be made to the Scottish Government, the Care Inspectorate and individual Health and Social Care Partnerships, rather than to a single organisation. The pan…

8 Mar 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much has been raised in Land and Buildings Transaction Tax in each local authority area in each year since its introduction.

Answer · Tom Arthur: As the tax authority with responsibility for the collection and management of Scotland’s devolved taxes, Revenue Scotland publishes monthly and annual data on its website regarding the number of property conveyances and non-residential leases subject to Land …

8 Mar 2022 · Written Question

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

Answer · Shona Robison: Veterans who have left the armed forces within the past two years are a priority access group for the Low Cost Initiative for First-Time Buyers (LIFT) shared equity schemes, which includes the Open Market Shared Equity and New Supply Shared Equity schemes.

8 Mar 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many people have been diagnosed with adoption trauma in Scotland in each year since 1999.

Answer · Clare Haughey: The Scottish Government does not hold this information.

8 Mar 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much each local authority has spent on repairing potholes in each year since 1999.

Answer · Jenny Gilruth: The Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 places the statutory responsibility for local roads improvement, maintenance and repair with local road authorities. The vast majority of funding to local authorities from the Scottish Government is provided via a block grant an…

8 Mar 2022 · Written Question

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

Answer · Shirley-Anne Somerville: Information on the number of pupil support assistants employed in 2021 was published on 15 March 2022 and is available here School support staff statistics - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) . Information on previous years is available in the answer to parliamentar…

8 Mar 2022 · Written Question

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

Answer · Patrick Harvie: Bikeability is Scotland’s national cycle training programme for School children – designed to give pupils the skills and confidence they need to cycle safely on the road and to encourage them to carry on cycling into adulthood. The Scottish Government hold da…

8 Mar 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many playparks have been replaced or refurbished by local authorities in each year since 1999.

Answer · Clare Haughey: This information is currently not held by Scottish Government.

8 Mar 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to organisations that support male victims of domestic abuse.

Answer · Christina McKelvie: Equally Safe, Scotland’s strategy to prevent and eradicate violence against women and girls, acknowledges that men and boys can also be victims of intimate violence. Which is why many of the actions within the Equally Safe delivery plan are intended to help e…

8 Mar 2022 · Written Question

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

8 Mar 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many children have learnt to swim in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Maree Todd: The information requested is not held centrally by the Scottish Government. Ensuring that every child learns to swim is a priority for both the Scottish Government and Scottish Swimming. The National Learn to Swim Framework, which is supported by Scottish Wa…

8 Mar 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many water improvement projects to support the functions of Scottish Water have been funded and undertaken by local authorities in each year since 2002.

Answer · Michael Matheson: The function of Scottish Water is to treat and supply high quality drinking water as well as to collect, treat and safely dispose of wastewater for those customers who are connected to the public water and/or wastewater network. To this end, Scottish Water ha…

8 Mar 2022 · Written Question

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.

1 Mar 2022 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to help support the ending of homelessness and rough sleeping in Edinburgh.

28 Feb 2022 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister whether she will provide an update on the Scottish Government's plans to replace Carer’s Allowance with a devolved benefit.

24 Feb 2022 · SPCB Oral Question

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body how many members have been unable to establish a constituency or regional office.

23 Feb 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the concerns raised by the Tron Area Business Group to the Policy and Sustainability Committee of the City to Edinburgh Council on 22 February 2022, what support it is providing to businesses and local authorities in urban areas to respond to antisocial and/or violent behavi…

Answer · Ash Regan: The Scottish Government is committed to ensuring that police and local authorities, who lead on tackling antisocial behaviour, continue to have the powers and resources they require. We understand there have been problems in the Tron area and that Police Scot…

22 Feb 2022 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to local authorities to ensure that disabled and partially sighted people are able to participate in the 2022 local government elections.

21 Feb 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to support businesses, in light of a recent report suggesting that on average, in the last year, over four shops per day in main retail areas ceased trading.

Answer · Tom Arthur: I refer the member to the answer to question S6O-00814 on 3 March 2022 which is available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/ormain.aspx .

21 Feb 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-04421 by John Swinney on 24 November 2021, whether it will provide an update regarding what progress it has made in delivering The Promise.

Answer · John Swinney: The Scottish Government remains committed to Keeping The Promise by 2030, working in partnership with Local Authorities, The Promise Scotland, third sector, health boards and importantly the care community. On 18 February the First Minister announced that th…