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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: S4W-00870

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 16 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 29 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how many homes for social rent are expected to be built through the Transfer of Management of Development Funding for (a) Glasgow and (b) Edinburgh in each of the next five years.

In 2011-12, Glasgow City and City of Edinburgh councils will offer the same opportunities for registered social landlords to bid for grant funding from within their transfer of management of development funding budgets, as other registered social landlords have through the Innovation and Investment Fund. Both local authorities are currently assessing the bids received against the criteria set out. We expect final decisions on the make up of the approvals will be made by the local authorities by the end of August 2011. Plans for future financial years have not yet been set.

Question reference: S4W-00866

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 16 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 29 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how many homes for social rent it will build in each of the next five years.

Question reference: S4W-00873

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 16 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 29 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with (a) Dumfries and Galloway, (b) East Lothian, (c) East Renfrewshire, (d) Glasgow City and (e) Midlothian council regarding their decision to no longer proceed in the current round of the National Housing Trust initiative.

The Scottish Government has met with all of these local authorities to discuss their experiences with the current round of the National Housing Trust initiative (NHT). Although these particular local authorities were unable to secure suitable projects from bids received through the current procurement, discussions are continuing with these local authorities over plans to extend and expand the NHT approach.

Question reference: S4W-00867

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 16 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 29 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how many affordable homes it will build in each of the next five years.

Question reference: S4W-00868

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 16 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 29 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how many affordable homes it will build through the New Supply Shared Equity with Developers scheme in each of the next five years.

Question reference: S4W-00872

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 16 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 29 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it classifies housing delivered through the National Housing Trust as housing for social rent.

Question reference: S4W-00671

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 10 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 23 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what annual unitary charge payments have been made by Aberdeen City Council for the 3Rs Project in Aberdeen each year to date.

Question reference: S4W-00675

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 10 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 23 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what the capital value is of schools built as part of the 3Rs Project in Aberdeen.

Question reference: S4W-00674

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 10 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 23 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what funding it will provide over the lifetime of the 3Rs Project in Aberdeen.

Question reference: S4W-00672

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 10 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 23 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how much Aberdeen City Council will pay in annual unitary charge payments under the 3Rs Project in Aberdeen over the lifetime of the project.

Financial Year	Amount (£ million)
2009-10	6.6
2010-11	12.9