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Question reference: S6W-28530

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 July 2024
Current Status: Answer expected on 7 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the reasons for the reported delays in completion of roadworks on the M8 Woodside Viaduct.

Question reference: S6W-28522

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 July 2024
Current Status: Answer expected on 7 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made regarding the level of combustible façade material that will remain in situ on buildings in Scotland following the introduction of the Single Building Assessment Specification Document.

Question reference: S6W-28529

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 July 2024
Current Status: Answer expected on 7 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of any additional costs that have been accrued as a result of the reported delays to completion of roadworks on the M8 Woodside Viaduct.

Question reference: S6W-28527

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 July 2024
Current Status: Answer expected on 7 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide detailed information on (a) the application process and (b) eligibility for its reopened Open Market Shared Equity scheme.

Question reference: S6W-28526

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 July 2024
Current Status: Answer expected on 7 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a summary of any evidence-based assessments it made of the possible outcomes of the reopening its Open Market Shared Equity scheme.

Question reference: S6W-27110

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 29 April 2024
Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 14 May 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many applications from (a) registered social landlords and (b) local authorities have been (i) received and (ii) approved for the National Acquisition Plan in total, also broken down by the types of purchase applied for, including (i) open market purchases with vacant possession, (ii) off-market purchases with vacant possession, (iii) purchases where an owner-occupier cannot afford the required maintenance or refurbishment of their home and wishes to sell and remain in the home as a tenant in the social rented sector, (iv) off-the-shelf purchases from developers and (v) properties from landlords leaving the private rented sector with a tenant in situ.

The following table provides a breakdown of how many applications from (a) registered social landlords and (b) local authorities have been (i) received and (ii) approved for the National Acquisition Plan in total for 2023-2024. The table also provides a breakdown of whether approvals were for second hand acquisitions or new build off the shelf purchases from developers.

The Scottish Government does not hold information on whether purchases were (i) open market purchases with vacant possession, (ii) off-market purchases with vacant possession, (iii) purchases where an owner-occupier cannot afford the required maintenance or refurbishment of their home and wishes to sell and remain in the home as a tenant in the social rented sector and (v) properties from landlords leaving the private rented sector with a tenant in situ. This level of detail would not necessarily be known at approval stage given many of the homes would not yet have come to market or been identified.

Applicant	No. of Applications Received	No. of Applications Approved	No. of Second Hand Acquisition Applications Approved	No. of New Build Off the Shelf Purchases from Developer Applications Approved	Total No. of Homes Approved
Registered Social Landlords (RSLs)	85	84	69	15	466
Local Authority	78	76	68	8	1,156
Total	163	160	137	23	1,622

Question reference: S6W-27112

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 29 April 2024
Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 14 May 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of the original funding that was allocated to the National Acquisition Plan has been distributed to each successful application, and whether it will provide an update on how much each successful applicant has spent of its distributed funding to date.

The establishment of the National Acquisition Programme (NAP), was backed by investment of at least £60 million from local authority resource planning assumptions within the Affordable Housing Supply Programme in 2023-24 to help to reduce the number of households in temporary accommodation. A total of £83.146 million was spent through the National Acquisition Programme in 2023-2024. The NAP enables local authorities and registered social landlords to acquire properties of the right types, in the right places, in line with their strategic priorities.

The following table provides a breakdown of how much each grant applicant received and the corresponding percentage of this spend when compared to the total spend figure of £83.146 million.

Registered Social Landlord (RSL)	Actual Spend (£m)	Percentage of Total Spend
Abertay Housing Association Ltd	0.520	0.6%
Angus Housing Association Ltd	0.021	0.0%
Argyll Community Housing Association	0.174	0.2%
Ark Housing Association	0.140	0.2%
Barrhead Housing Association	0.248	0.3%
Blochairn Housing Co-operative Ltd	0.192	0.2%
Caledonia Housing Association Ltd	0.236	0.3%
Castle Rock Edinvar Housing Association Ltd	0.973	1.2%
Cathcart & District Housing Association Ltd	0.605	0.7%
Cloch Housing Association Ltd	0.328	0.4%
Craigdale Housing Association Ltd	0.091	0.1%
Fife Housing Association Ltd	0.130	0.2%
Fyne Homes Ltd	0.008	0.01%
Glasgow Housing Association Ltd	0.729	0.9%
Govan Housing Association Ltd	0.184	0.2%
Grampian Housing Association Ltd	0.527	0.6%
Hillcrest Homes (Scotland) Ltd	0.261	0.3%
Hjaltland Housing Association Ltd	0.062	0.1%
Irvine Housing Association	0.080	0.1%
Key Housing Association Ltd	0.035	0.04%
Kingdom Housing Association Ltd	0.887	1.1%
Knowes Housing Association Ltd	0.240	0.3%
Larkfield Housing Association Ltd	0.179	0.2%
Linthouse Housing Association Ltd	4.767	5.7%
Lochfield Park Housing Association Ltd	0.330	0.4%
Maryhill Housing Association Ltd	2.933	3.5%
New Gorbals Housing Association Ltd	1.879	2.3%
North Glasgow Housing Association	0.243	0.3%
Ochil View Housing Association Ltd	0.320	0.4%
Ore Valley Housing Association Ltd	0.200	0.2%
Paisley Housing Association Ltd	0.060	0.1%
Paragon Housing Association	0.225	0.3%
Parkhead Housing Association Ltd	0.551	0.7%
Partick Housing Association Ltd	0.653	0.8%
Provanhall Housing Association Ltd	0.247	0.3%
River Clyde Homes	0.030	0.04%
Scottish Borders Housing Association Ltd	1.290	1.6%
Shettleston Housing Association Ltd	0.510	0.6%
Southside Housing Association Ltd	1.809	2.2%
The Highland Housing Alliance	1.424	1.7%
Tollcross Housing Association Ltd	0.202	0.2%
Trust Housing Association Ltd	1.921	2.3%
Waverley Housing	0.160	0.2%
West Of Scotland Housing Association Ltd	0.091	0.1%
Whiteinch and Scotstoun Housing Association Ltd	0.220	0.3%
Williamsburgh Housing Association Ltd	0.125	0.2%
Yorkhill Housing Association Ltd	0.833	1.0%
Sub-total RSL Spend (£m)	27.873	33.5%
Local Authority	Actual Spend (£m)	Percentage of Total Spend
Aberdeen City	3.000	3.6%
Aberdeenshire	0.604	0.7%
Angus	1.589	1.9%
City of Edinburgh	8.462	10.2%
Clackmannanshire	1.654	2.0%
East Ayrshire	0.925	1.1%
East Dunbartonshire	2.964	3.6%
East Lothian	0.186	0.2%
Falkirk	2.925	3.5%
Fife	2.500	3.0%
Midlothian	0.195	0.2%
Moray	0.042	0.1%
North Ayrshire	2.141	2.6%
North Lanarkshire	7.972	9.6%
Perth and Kinross	1.610	1.9%
Renfrewshire	0.712	0.9%
Shetland Islands	0.166	0.2%
South Ayrshire	1.455	1.7%
South Lanarkshire	8.563	10.3%
Stirling	1.450	1.7%
The Highland Council	2.508	3.0%
West Dunbartonshire	3.650	4.4%
Sub-total Local Authority Spend (£m)	55.273	66.5%
Total Spend (£m)	83.146	100.0%

Question reference: S6W-27108

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 29 April 2024
Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 14 May 2024

To ask the Scottish Government from which existing budget line the commitment to uplift the Affordable Housing Supply Programme by £80 million will be funded.

Question reference: S6W-27113

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 29 April 2024
Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 14 May 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many applications have been (a) received and (b) approved for the National Acquisition Plan for properties that have been earmarked to be used for temporary accommodation.

The Scottish Government does not hold information on the number of applications which have been earmarked to be used for temporary accommodation. It is for grant applicants to allocate the properties acquired.

In relation to the number of applications which have been (a) received and (b) approved for the National Acquisition Programme I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-27110 on 14 May 2024.

All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers

Question reference: S6W-27109

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 29 April 2024
Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 14 May 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the £80 million uplift in funding to help tackle homelessness, announced on 26 April 2024.