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
Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.
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Question reference: S5W-03924
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 3 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) loans and (b) grants from the Housing Infrastructure Fund have been agreed and what the total value of these are, also broken down by how much each payment will be.
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Question reference: S5W-03927
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 3 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many enquiries it has received from developers about the Housing Infrastructure Fund.
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Question reference: S5W-03925
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 3 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government which non-public sector organisations have made applications to the Housing Infrastructure Fund.
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Question reference: S5W-03928
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 3 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether all of the £50 million that has been made available to the Housing Infrastructure Fund for 2016-17 will be allocated for developments by the end of that financial year and, if not, whether the unallocated funds will be carried forward to 2017-18.
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Question reference: S5W-03922
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 3 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the £50 million that has been made available to the Housing Infrastructure Fund for 2016-17 is reliant on the local authority strategic housing investment plans for 2017-18 to 2021-22 that are due for submission by 30 November 2016.
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Question reference: S5W-03926
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 3 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government which (a) local authorities and (b) registered social landlords have made applications to the Housing Infrastructure Fund.
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Question reference: S5W-03923
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 3 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many applications have been made to the Housing Infrastructure Fund and what the total value of these are, also broken down by how much each application was for.
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Question reference: S5W-04058
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 3 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how long it will take to implement its proposed council tax reforms.
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Question reference: S5W-04059
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 3 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether people on lower incomes, who live in properties in council tax bands E to H, will be able to apply for support from the Council Tax Reduction Scheme prior to the implementation of its proposed council tax reforms.
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Question reference: S5O-00327
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 November 2016
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what action it takes to tackle any age discrimination against 17-and-18-year-olds.
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