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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-23762

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 11 December 2023
Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 19 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many more times the Housing to 2040 Strategic Board must meet in the year up to its first anniversary on 22 March 2024 to meet the commitment for the board to increase the number of times it meets from two to three times a year.

Question reference: S6W-23570

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 December 2023
Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 13 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of the £50 million fund announced on 19 December 2020 to bring vacant and derelict land back into use has been allocated to date.

Question reference: S6W-23571

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 December 2023
Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 13 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many hectares of vacant and derelict land have been brought back into use as a result of the fund that it announced on 19 December 2020.

Question reference: S6W-23569

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 December 2023
Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 13 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of the £50 million fund announced on 19 December 2020 to bring vacant and derelict land back into use has been used to invest in new affordable housing.

Question reference: S6W-23327

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Date lodged: Thursday, 30 November 2023
Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 13 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-20670 by Paul McLennan on 11 September 2023, whether it will provide an update on the dates on which the Innovative Finance Steering Group (a) has met and (b) plans to meet in (i) 2023 and (ii) 2024, and when it expects to publish the high level updates on the work of the group.

Question reference: S6W-23334

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 November 2023
Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 11 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how much it spent on the consultation for a Fairer Council Tax.

Question reference: S6W-23333

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 November 2023
Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 11 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many staff members have been involved in the preparation, delivery, and collating of responses to the consultation on a Fairer Council Tax, and what the (a) staffing cost and (b) number of staff hours spent on the consultation process has been.

The Scottish Government does not hold information which breaks down the staff cost, or staff time, that was committed to the delivery of the Fairer Council Tax Consultation.

The Council Tax Team and Local Taxation Unit, and analysts that supported the delivery of the consultation, work across a number of aspects of Local Tax policy and their time cannot be disaggregated from other demands. Approximately nine members of staff contributed to this work.

Question reference: S6W-23328

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 November 2023
Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 8 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what rate of Land and Buildings Transaction Tax is paid by non-resident house buyers.

Question reference: S6W-23238

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Date lodged: Monday, 27 November 2023
Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 8 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what responsibility the Minister for Housing has for the delivery of private housing.

The Scottish Government is defined by three distinct and interdependent missions centred on the principles of equality, opportunity and community: to tackle poverty; to build a fair, green and indeed a growing economy; and to improve our public services. In that context, the Minister for Housing’s specific responsibilities are:

Affordable Housing Supply Programme
Housing to 2040 strategy
homelessness and rough sleeping
cladding remediation
welfare and debt advice
regulation of existing housing systems

Question reference: S6W-23173

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Date lodged: Friday, 24 November 2023
Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 8 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-21271 by Patrick Harvie on 28 September 2023, how many (a) referrals (i) have been processed, and, of those, how many were deemed to be eligible applications and (ii) are still awaiting eligibility checks, (b) assessments have taken place and (c) installations (A) have started (B) have been completed and (C) are booked to start.

Please see the following information as of 1 December.