Portfolio Questions

Communities and Local Government

Anas Sarwar S5O-04196
1. To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to tackle inequalities among low-income families.

Annabelle Ewing S5O-04197
2. To ask the Scottish Government what provision it has made for building affordable homes in the next financial year.

Alison Harris S5O-04198
3. To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has carried out of the impact on housing and other local government services of the recent poor weather, and what additional assistance it has offered to councils to respond to this.

Willie Rennie S5O-04199
4. To ask the Scottish Government whether the next version of the Scottish Planning Policy will include requirements for all new housing developments to have access to superfast broadband.

Alexander Stewart S5O-04200
5. To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to protect local authority services, in light of the claim by COSLA that the proposals in its draft Budget "will hit vulnerable communities the hardest".

Tom Arthur S5O-04201
6. To ask the Scottish Government how it tackles poverty in the Renfrewshire South constituency.

Rachael Hamilton S5O-04202
7. To ask the Scottish Government what engagement the communities secretary has had with community councils regarding community ownership of land through the Scottish Land Fund.

Rhoda Grant S5O-04203
8. To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has carried out of the impact on communities of any reduced levels of council services.


Social Security and Older People

Ruth Maguire
1. [Not Lodged]

Dean Lockhart S5O-04205
2. To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to use its social security policies to address reported high levels of economic inactivity.

Joan McAlpine S5O-04206
3. To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its commitment to uphold the single sex exemptions under the Equality Act 2010, what its response is to concerns that this could be undermined by allowing male hospital patients who identify as female, including those who have made no physical changes, to be placed in wards that match their gender identity.

Patrick Harvie S5O-04207
4. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that it meets its poverty reduction targets.

Colin Smyth S5O-04208
5. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of universal credit on rent arrears in the South Scotland region.

Liam Kerr S5O-04209
6. To ask the Scottish Government how it helps older people maintain their independence.

Brian Whittle S5O-04210
7. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what progress it is making in implementing the proposals in its paper, A Fairer Scotland for Older People: A Framework for Action .

Sarah Boyack S5O-04211
8. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in response to reports of an increase in the number of people who are entitled to carer's allowance not claiming it.