Portfolio Questions

Communities and Local Government Daniel Johnson S5O-02909 1. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with local authorities regarding any expected increase in demand for social work services over the next 12 months. Linda Fabiani S5O-02910 2. To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it will give to revising the Open Market Shared Equity Scheme thresholds in order to address varying house prices within local authority areas. Alison Harris S5O-02911 3. To ask the Scottish Government what support is available for residents of sheltered housing complexes who experience sustained abuse by other residents. Gil Paterson S5O-02912 4. To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to improve fire safety standards, including requiring domestic properties to be equipped with smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarms. Elaine Smith S5O-02913 5. To ask the Scottish Government what funding it gives to local authorities for the provision of community services. John Scott S5O-02914 6. To ask the Scottish Government whether its target to build 50,000 new affordable homes will be met. John Mason S5O-02915 7. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Interim Recommendations Report by the Working Group on Maintenance of Tenement Scheme Property. Michelle Ballantyne S5O-02916 8. To ask the Scottish Government what progress the communities secretary is making with introducing measures against poverty, and how a workplace parking levy might impact on this. Shona Robison S5O-02917 9. To ask the Scottish Government how it is working with PAMIS to provide more accessible changing places toilets by revising the building standards system, including in Dundee. Gail Ross S5O-02918 10. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the possible impact of Brexit on the local government workforce in Scotland. Social Security and Older People Ruth Maguire S5O-02919 1. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that Social Security Scotland has a diverse workforce reflective of society. Bill Bowman S5O-02920 2. To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is taking to meet the commitment in the Social Security Charter for the “system...to be efficient and deliver value for money”. Neil Bibby 3. [Not Lodged] Finlay Carson S5O-02922 4. To ask the Scottish Government how it supports Men's Sheds. Jeremy Balfour S5O-02923 5. To ask the Scottish Government by what date it will publish its draft regulations for disability assistance. Bill Kidd S5O-02924 6. To ask the Scottish Government what the impact will be on older people in Scotland of the UK Government's use of universal credit to limit entitlement to pension credit. Iain Gray S5O-02925 7. To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that social security claimants have access to representation at tribunals. Alison Johnstone S5O-02926 8. To ask the Scottish Government how it will minimise erroneous underpayment of devolved social security assistance. Emma Harper S5O-02927 9. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to tackle social isolation and loneliness in the South Scotland region and other rural areas. Claudia Beamish S5O-02928 10. To ask the Scottish Government how it monitors any reductions to specialist welfare benefits services by local authorities that are facing financial challenges.