Portfolio Questions

Social Security and Older People

David Stewart S5O-03685
1. To ask the Scottish Government what changes it will make to disability assistance and carer's allowance to help reduce loneliness and social isolation.

Alexander Stewart S5O-03686
2. To ask the Scottish Government what formal assessment Social Security Scotland made over the summer of the implementation of Wave One and Two devolved benefits.

Joan McAlpine S5O-03687
3. To ask the Scottish Government whether it supports the Equality Act 2010’s single-sex exemptions that allow for women-only spaces and services based on biological sex when this is a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim.

Stuart McMillan S5O-03688
4. To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to help the increasing number of older people in Inverclyde.

Iain Gray S5O-03689
5. To ask the Scottish Government how many parents will cease to receive the Scottish Child Payment each year for a child who reaches 16 while still in full-time education.

James Kelly S5O-03690
6. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to alleviate the impact of the two-child cap on social security benefits in Scotland.

Liam Kerr S5O-03691
7. To ask the Scottish Government what steps Social Security Scotland has taken to mitigate the risk of fraud.

Colin Smyth S5O-03692
8. To ask the Scottish Government how many carer and disability benefit recipients in the South Scotland region participate in the social security experience panels.