- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 May 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 31 May 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive with which lenders it has had negotiations regarding the proposed Glasgow Housing Association.
Answer
Informal discussions were held with a number of lenders during the preparation of the framework document published on 10 April. These included Bank of Scotland, Royal Bank of Scotland, Halifax plc, Nationwide Building Society and the Council of Mortgage Lenders.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 May 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 31 May 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive which tenants' organisations have written to it expressing support for wholesale stock transfer.
Answer
The New Housing Partnership funding framework including support for wholesale stock transfers was in place when this administration came to power. The general objectives of the policy are unchanged and so we have not canvassed further views from organisations or individuals. Where a council decides to develop a transfer proposal all the parties involved will have every opportunity to make their views known in the course of the consultation process and a transfer will not proceed without the support of tenants.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 May 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 31 May 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what role it will have in the appointment of a chief executive for the proposed Glasgow Housing Association.
Answer
The appointment of a chief executive is a matter for the Interim Management Committee of the Glasgow Housing Association which has now been established.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 May 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 31 May 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what role it will have in the appointment of board members of the proposed Glasgow Housing Association.
Answer
The framework document published on 10 April set out the composition of the Interim Management Committee of the Glasgow Housing Association, and listed the organisations invited to nominate representatives to it. The document was agreed by the members of the Glasgow Steering Group, which included the Executive.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 May 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 22 May 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will outline the proposed rental guarantee structure for tenants involved in stock transfer and what sanctions it proposes will be available to tenants of proposed future landlords which break guarantees on rent.
Answer
Proposed rental regimes are a matter for each landlord(s) to decide and their proposals will be fully set out for tenants before any proposal to transfer goes to ballot. The rental policy will be set out in the tenancy agreement and provision can be made in the contract of sale on issues relating to the rental policy. There is of course no rental guarantee structure under current housing provision by local authorities.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 May 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 22 May 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive which lending organisations have expressed a view to it on extension of right to buy to housing association tenants and, of these, how many were in favour of this extension and how many expressed reservations.
Answer
Two lending organisations have responded to the Executive's proposals and expressed a reservation over retrospection, a subsidiary matter to the main proposal and one on which we have always indicated our intention to consult.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 May 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 18 May 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any council seeking to access New Housing Partnership funding requires its proposals to be approved by the New Housing Partnership Advisory Group.
Answer
Bids by councils for New Housing Partnership resources are approved by Ministers taking into account the recommendations of the New Housing Partnerships Steering Group.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 May 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 18 May 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is proper for local authorities to launch stock transfer proposals, or new expenditure on publicity materials, prior to the proposals gaining approval by the New Housing Partnership Advisory Group.
Answer
In response to bids from councils, the New Housing Partnerships Steering Group recommended the earmarking of resources for councils which are considering or progressing stock transfer proposals. The group's decisions were set out in the February 1999 Report of the NHP Steering Group, a copy of which has been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre. I am not aware of any council progressing its proposals without the appropriate approval. However any council can launch stock transfer proposals without NHP funding.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 May 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 18 May 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive on what date the #13 million from the national budget for New Housing Partnerships, earmarked for the development of a proposal and ballot for a Glasgow Housing Association, was released or is due to be released.
Answer
I refer to my answer to question S1W-6562.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 May 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 18 May 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive which member of the Cabinet chaired the meeting of the New Housing Partnership Advisory Group to approve the Glasgow Stock Transfer framework document.
Answer
Ministers receive and consider recommendations of the New Housing Partnerships Steering Group. They do not attend meetings of the group.
