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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Question reference: S6W-10181
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 05 August 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 22 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-09562 by Shona Robison on 13 July 2022, whether it will address the issue raised in the question regarding what action it is taking to improve public perception of the affordable housing supply programme, in light of Shelter Scotland's recent survey findings, conducted by YouGov, which reportedly found that 60% of adults in Scotland think that it is unlikely that the Scottish Government will deliver on its target of providing 110,000 affordable homes by 2032; what its response is to Shelter’s reported findings; whether it conducts its own polling and public perception research regarding the affordable housing supply programme, and (a) in what way and (b) how frequently it reviews the outcomes and deliverables of this programme.
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Question reference: S6W-10184
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 05 August 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 22 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many properties (a) built in each of the last five years and (b) under construction in 2022-23, under the affordable housing supply programme, (i) have zero carbon heating systems installed, (ii) received the greener subsidy and (iii) attained (A) bronze (B) bronze active (C) silver (D) silver active (E) gold or (F) platinum levels of sustainability.
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Question reference: S6W-10170
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 05 August 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 22 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-09182 by Shona Robison on 24 June 2022, whether it will set out the part of the (a) Homelessness etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 and (b) Notice to Local Authorities (Scotland) Regulations 2008 that (i) allows local authorities to amend and (ii) places a duty on local authorities to provide the section 11 notice form.
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Question reference: S6W-10165
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 August 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 19 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, whether it will prepare a medium-rise inventory, in light of the Building (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2022, which ban combustible cladding on buildings with any storey at a height of more than 11 metres above the ground.
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Question reference: S6W-10194
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 August 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 19 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-08297 by Shona Robison on 12 May 2022, whether it will provide an update on how many properties are at each stage of assessment, how many single building assessments have been supplied to building owners, and what the average amount of time is that each phase has taken.
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Question reference: S6W-10199
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 August 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 19 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-09252 by Shona Robison on 21 July 2022, whether these sums of money are included in the Single Building Assessment programme: spending information, which was released on 12 May 2022, and how much has been spent on contractors (a) prior to July 2021 and (b) in July and August 2022.
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Question reference: S6W-10164
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 August 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 16 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the draft Bill regarding tenement maintenance will not be introduced until 2026, and whether it will ask the Scottish Law Commission to review its timetable.
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Question reference: S6W-09620
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 4 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many times and (b) on what dates it has met with stakeholders that are concerned with cladding remediation, including (i) insurers, (ii) mortgage lenders, (iii) the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and (iv) homeowners, regarding the cladding remediation programme, since the Single Building Assessment pilot began.
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Question reference: S6W-09622
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 4 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many times it has met with Homes for Scotland regarding the development of the Scottish Safer Buildings Accord; what progress has been made with the Accord, and whether it will publish minutes and papers relating to the development of the Accord.
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Question reference: S6W-09628
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 27 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many community-run retrofit organisations does it fund.
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