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.
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Submitting member has a registered interest.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has stopped routinely collecting statistical information on notifications of repossession and eviction action under section 11 of the Homelessness etc. (Scotland) Act 2003, and, if so, (a) when it stopped collecting this information, (b) for what reason it stopped and (c) whether it has considered recommencing regular collection and publication of these notifications.
To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to FOI request FOI/202100240457, whether it will consider revisiting its decision to withhold information on the locations of tower blocks with combustible cladding.
To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to FOI request FOI/202100240457, what assessment it made that resulted in its decision to withhold information on the basis that concerns over home safety were outweighed by the public interest in maintaining the privacy of individuals who provided personal information.
Submitting member has a registered interest.
To ask the Scottish Government how many affordable housing supply programme approvals in each year since 2016-17 were given an estimated completion date at tender stage.
Submitting member has a registered interest.
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on the (a) number of units to which the rent applied and (b) average forecast yield above the benchmark for each registered social landlord that has applied to raise rents by over (i) 5% and (ii) 10% in each of the last five years.
Submitting member has a registered interest.
To ask the Scottish Government how many affordable housing supply programme approvals that were agreed (a) before and (b) on or since 1 April 2020 have (i) not started, (ii) started and (iii) been completed.
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to promote debt (a) advice and (b) management services across public services.
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to continue its Help to Buy and Low-cost Initiative for First Time Buyers (LIFT) schemes.
To ask the Scottish Government what financial support it has provided to each local authority in each of the last five years to tackle rough sleeping.
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) older people, (b) financially vulnerable people, (c) people on low incomes and (d) others in the South Ayrshire Council area it estimates will find it difficult to meet the cost of (i) purchasing and (ii) fitting fire alarms to bring them in line with the minimum standard that is being introduced in February 2022; what support it will offer to help them meet this cost, and what assistance the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service will provide.