Portfolio Questions

Social Security and Older People

Colin Beattie S5O-03567
1. To ask the Scottish Government what impact UK Government welfare reforms have had on Scottish social security spending.

James Kelly S5O-03568
2. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Social Security Committee’s recommendation that Universal Credit housing element should be paid directly to a landlord by default, with the option for a tenant to opt out.

Fulton MacGregor S5O-03569
3. To ask the Scottish Government how many children will be taken out of poverty by the Scottish Child Payment.

Ruth Maguire S5O-03570
4. To ask the Scottish Government what the impact will be on mixed-age couples in Scotland of the UK Government's decision to exempt them from claiming Pension Credit.

Edward Mountain S5O-03571
5. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support people in the Highlands and Islands who are experiencing social isolation and loneliness.

David Torrance S5O-03572
6. To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how many families in Scotland have been denied entitlement to benefits due to the two-child limit.

Alison Harris S5O-03573
7. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the timeline for the devolution of the powers set out in the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018.

Alexander Stewart S5O-03574
8. To ask the Scottish Government what progress Social Security Scotland is making with the IT infrastructure for wave 2 benefits.


Finance, Economy and Fair Work

Jamie Greene S5O-03575
1. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the new CBI Scotland and KPMG Scottish Productivity Index, which reportedly shows productivity as starting "a lap behind" competitors.

Liz Smith S5O-03576
2. To ask the Scottish Government how much of the £1.2 billion of recent Barnett consequential funding will be allocated to education.

Alex Rowley S5O-03577
3. To ask the Scottish Government whether trade union access and the promotion of collective bargaining, as set out in the Fair Work First principles, are conditions for companies receiving government financial support, including grants from enterprise agencies.

Elaine Smith
4. [Not Lodged]

Clare Adamson S5O-03579
5. To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to encourage diversity in the workplace.

Patrick Harvie S5O-03580
6. To ask the Scottish Government what criteria Scottish Enterprise uses to determine the appropriateness of its exclusivity agreements with developers, and how such agreements can be challenged.

Rona Mackay S5O-03581
7. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the number of employers paying the Living Wage.

Iain Gray S5O-03582
8. To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting the economies of small towns.