Parliament dissolved ahead of election

The Scottish Parliament is now dissolved ahead of the election on Thursday 7 May 2026.

During dissolution, there are no MSPs and no parliamentary business can take place.

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Portfolio Questions

Thursday 02 May 2019 1:00 PM

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Communities and Local Government Brian Whittle S5O-03170 1. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the impact on local authorities autonomy of increases in ring-fenced funding. Stuart McMillan S5O-03171 2. To ask the Scottish Government how much has been invested in social housing in the Greenock and Inverclyde constituency since May 2011. John Mason S5O-03172 3. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on introducing five-yearly electrical safety checks for homes in the social rented sector. Bill Bowman S5O-03173 4. To ask the Scottish Government what policies have been put in place to tackle the reported rise in relative poverty in Scotland’s communities. Angela Constance S5O-03174 5. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its response to the report on food poverty, Dignity: Ending Hunger Together in Scotland . Lewis Macdonald S5O-03175 6. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will initiate cross-party discussions regarding Agent of Change in advance of stage 3 of the Planning (Scotland) Bill. Liam Kerr S5O-03176 7. To ask the Scottish Government when it next expects to publish a local government finance circular. Patrick Harvie S5O-03177 8. To ask the Scottish Government, further to its commitment in its response to the Equalities and Human Rights Committee report, Hidden Lives: New Beginnings , by what date it will publish its anti-destitution strategy.

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