Portfolio Questions

Social Security and Older People Clare Adamson S5O-02709 1. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the development of Social Security Scotland. Fulton MacGregor S5O-02710 2. To ask the Scottish Government what impact the introduction of universal credit has had on people in Scotland. John Scott S5O-02711 3. To ask the Scottish Government whether the case management system that was procured from IBM in 2017 will process post wave 1 benefits. Willie Rennie S5O-02712 4. To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to change the system for cold weather payments. John Mason S5O-02713 5. To ask the Scottish Government what it expects the impact to be on social security and older people in Glasgow of its draft spending and tax plans for 2019-20. Alasdair Allan S5O-02714 6. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the in-work conditionality aspect of universal credit. David Stewart S5O-02715 7. To ask the Scottish Government whether it has asked the DWP to cease recovery action against recipients of carer's allowance who have been overpaid. Johann Lamont S5O-02716 8. To ask the Scottish Government what action it can take to make funeral costs more affordable for people in Glasgow. Tom Arthur S5O-02717 9. To ask the Scottish Government how it supports older people in rural communities. Liz Smith S5O-02718 10. To ask the Scottish Government how much it will cost to implement the new social security powers that are set out in the Scotland Act 2016. Communities and Local Government Dean Lockhart S5O-02719 1. To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that its social enterprise strategy makes use of public procurement policy to promote social enterprise. Jamie Greene S5O-02720 2. To ask the Scottish Government when it last met North Ayrshire Council, and what was discussed. Lewis Macdonald S5O-02721 3. To ask the Scottish Government what part it believes housing policy should play in tackling social isolation. Michelle Ballantyne S5O-02722 4. To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to remove different accountability frameworks in the delivery of public services, as recommended by the Christie Commission, in order to improve local authority integration. Colin Smyth S5O-02723 5. To ask the Scottish Government when it last met Dumfries and Galloway Council, and what was discussed. Adam Tomkins S5O-02724 6. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its policy regarding the Planning (Scotland) Bill and land value capture. Sandra White S5O-02725 7. To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to enable local authorities to have the power to review local development plans. James Dornan S5O-02726 8. To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making towards meeting its target of building 50,000 affordable homes. James Kelly S5O-02727 9. To ask the Scottish Government how it assists local authorities in providing quality services for the most vulnerable people in society. Willie Coffey S5O-02728 10. To ask the Scottish Government how its homelessness action plan will help to end rough sleeping and homelessness in the Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley constituency.