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Questions marked with a triangle (?) are initiated by the Scottish Government to facilitate the provision of information to the Parliament. Questions in which a member has indicated a declarable interest are marked with an “R”.
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DateFirst NameSurnameConstituencyPartyQuestion No.QuestionAnswered?
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Questions in date order: most recently asked at top of page
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12/02/2025MichaelMarraNorth East ScotlandScottish LabourS6O-04332To ask the Scottish Government what support it can provide to Dundee Heritage Trust to ensure the long-term future of the organisation.To be taken in the Chamber on 20 February 2025
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12/02/2025MarkGriffinCentral ScotlandScottish LabourS6W-34932To ask the Scottish Government how many rural housing burdens have been issued each year since 2003.Answer expected on 12 March 2025
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12/02/2025MarkGriffinCentral ScotlandScottish LabourS6W-34929To ask the Scottish Government how many properties have had a rural housing burden applied to their title deeds in each year since 2003, broken down by (a) council tax band and (b) local authority area.Answer expected on 12 March 2025
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12/02/2025MonicaLennonCentral ScotlandScottish LabourS6W-34933To ask the Scottish Government how the proposals in the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill will impact on people and communities in the Central Scotland region.Answer expected on 12 March 2025
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07/02/2025DouglasLumsdenNorth East ScotlandScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-34614To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to expand the installation of solar panels on government-owned buildings.Answer expected on 7 March 2025
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07/02/2025DouglasLumsdenNorth East ScotlandScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-34610To ask the Scottish Government what the total cost has been of installing solar panels on government-owned buildings in each of the last five years.Answer expected on 7 March 2025
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07/02/2025DouglasLumsdenNorth East ScotlandScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-34609To ask the Scottish Government how many government-owned buildings have had solar panels installed, broken down by (a) department, (b) agency and (c) local authority area.Answer expected on 7 March 2025
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07/02/2025DouglasLumsdenNorth East ScotlandScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-34649To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many heat pumps have been installed in Scotland to date, broken down by local authority area; how it monitors the number and location of heat pump installations, and what assessment it has made of progress towards its targets for heat pump installations.Answer expected on 7 March 2025
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07/02/2025CraigHoySouth ScotlandScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-34780To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Institute for Fiscal Studies report, Assessing Scottish tax strategy and policy, and its reported findings that the Scottish Government’s current use of Land and Buildings Transaction Tax and the Additional Dwelling Supplement (ADS) is "an exceptionally damaging way to raise revenue" and that "the increase in ADS makes a bad tax bigger and even more harmful".Answer expected on 7 March 2025
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07/02/2025ArianeBurgessHighlands & IslandsScottish Green PartyS6W-34594To ask the Scottish Government how much has been committed in its 2025-26 Budget to bringing empty homes back into use; how local authorities can access this funding, and how much resource has been specifically allocated to support (a) local authority empty homes officers and (b) the Empty Homes Partnership.Answer expected on 7 March 2025
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06/02/2025FoysolChoudhuryLothianScottish LabourS6W-34587To ask the Scottish Government when it will begin its review into alternative and additional funding mechanisms to grow funding for culture.Answer expected on 6 March 2025
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06/02/2025RhodaGrantHighlands & IslandsScottish LabourS6W-34583To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to recent research published by the James Hutton Institute, in collaboration with the University of Edinburgh and Forest Research, examining the efficacy of tree planting on carbon capture.Answer expected on 6 March 2025
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06/02/2025RhodaGrantHighlands & IslandsScottish LabourS6W-34584To ask the Scottish Government what consideration has been given to the potential for soil carbon losses when increasing tree cover with the aim to capture carbon, through its tree planting targets.Answer expected on 6 March 2025
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06/02/2025Mark GriffinCentral ScotlandScottish LabourS6W-34535To ask the Scottish Government how many properties bought in the calendar year 2024 were liable for the Additional Dweller Supplement, broken down by (a) the local authority area of the property, (b) properties in the purchase price band of (i) £0 to £100,000, (ii) £100,001 to £200,000, (iii) £200,001 to £300,000, (iv) £300,001 to £400,000, (v) £400,001 to £500,000 and (vi) £500,001 and above and (c) whether the buyer (A) was resident in the UK or (B) had a primary correspondence address abroad.Answer expected on 6 March 2025
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05/02/2025Tim EagleHighlands & IslandsScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-34488To ask the Scottish Government for what reason its partial island communities impact assessment (ICIA) for the Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill did not recommend carrying out a full ICIA on the basis that the measures in the Bill were "not likely to have an effect on an island community which is significantly different from its effect on other communities", in light of the assessment also noting that "the geographical remoteness of islands can generate a number of particular challenges".Answer expected on 5 March 2025
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05/02/2025TessWhiteNorth East ScotlandScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-34496To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-31037 by Jenny Gilruth on 15 November 2024, whether it will provide an update on what progress it is making in taking forward its work to update the School Premises (General Requirements and Standards) (Scotland) Regulations 1967, and by what date it plans to re-consult on the regulations.Answer expected on 5 March 2025
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04/02/2025PamGosalWest ScotlandScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-34433To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the progress made towards the affordable housing supply targets outlined in the Housing to 2040 strategy.Answer expected on 4 March 2025
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03/02/2025SarahBoyackLothianScottish LabourS6W-34373To ask the Scottish Government whether it will ensure that social tenants are not required to meet any costs associated with cladding remediation.Answer expected on 3 March 2025
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03/02/2025SarahBoyackLothianScottish LabourS6W-34371To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-32849 by Paul McLennan on 6 January 2025, whether registered social landlords will be eligible to apply for the open call for further properties that may require government-led assessment and remediation.Answer expected on 3 March 2025
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03/02/2025SarahBoyackLothianScottish LabourS6W-34372To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-32849 by Paul McLennan on 6 January 2025, how many registered social landlords have approached it for financial support for assessment and remediation.Answer expected on 3 March 2025
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31/01/2025MeghanGallacherCentral ScotlandScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-34359To ask the Scottish Government whether it will (a) publish the phase 1 research and (b) commit to publishing the phase 2 research carried out by the Building Research Establishment in support of the consultation document, Scottish Building Regulations: Proposed review of fire safety topics including Cameron House Hotel recommendations: Fire safety risks in traditional buildings used as hotels, review of current provision on fire suppression, combustible cladding and other issues.Answer expected on 28 February 2025
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31/01/2025MeghanGallacherCentral ScotlandScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-34360To ask the Scottish Government, regarding any impact in Scotland, what its position is on the finding of the UK Government consultation, Review of the ban on the use of combustible materials in and on the external walls of buildings, that hotels, hostels and boarding houses presented an “equivalent, or greater, sleeping risk” and as such should be captured within a ban on combustible façade material.Answer expected on 28 February 2025
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31/01/2025CraigHoySouth ScotlandScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-34362To ask the Scottish Government how much has been raised in Business Improvement District levies in each of the last five years.Answered by Tom Arthur on 11 February 2025
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31/01/2025CraigHoySouth ScotlandScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-34363To ask the Scottish Government how many Business Improvement Districts currently operate in Scotland.Answered by Tom Arthur on 11 February 2025
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31/01/2025TessWhiteNorth East ScotlandScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-34319To ask the Scottish Government how many local authority planning decisions the Scottish Ministers have overturned in each year since 2021, broken down by local authority.Answered by Ivan McKee on 7 February 2025
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30/01/2025Tim EagleHighlands & IslandsScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-34308To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a list of postcode areas that would be eligible for house building through funding from the Rural Housing Fund.Answered by Paul McLennan on 7 February 2025
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30/01/2025Tim EagleHighlands & IslandsScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-34307To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a list of postcode areas that would be eligible for house building through funding from the Rural Affordable Homes for Key Workers Fund.Answered by Paul McLennan on 7 February 2025
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30/01/2025Tim EagleHighlands & IslandsScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-34306To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a list of postcode areas that would be eligible for house building through funding from the Islands Housing Fund.Answered by Paul McLennan on 7 February 2025
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30/01/2025CraigHoySouth ScotlandScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-34305To ask the Scottish Government whether Business Improvement District levies in Scotland are capped.Answered by Tom Arthur on 11 February 2025
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30/01/2025ColinBeattieMidlothian North & MusselburghScottish National PartyS6O-04266To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on relaxing any conservation area restrictions that prevent the installation of solar panels and other energy saving initiatives.Taken in the Chamber on 30 January 2025.
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24/01/2025MarkRuskellMid Scotland and FifeScottish Green PartyS6W-33994To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-08334 by Tom Arthur on 17 May 2022, for what reason amendments to permitted development rights for private ways, known as hill tracks, were not included in phase 3 of the permitted development rights review, and what plans it has for ensuring that there is consultation on amending permitted development rights for hill tracks.Answered by Ivan McKee on 3 February 2025
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24/01/2025AlexanderBurnettAberdeenshire WestScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-33979To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-32906 by Alasdair Allan on 16 January 2025, whether it has asked the UK Government to introduce a compensatory scheme for people who have installed spray foam insulation in lofts under the EC04 scheme.Answered by Alasdair Allan on 4 February 2025
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22/01/2025LiamMcArthurOrkney IslandsScottish Liberal DemocratsS6O-04255To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the culture secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding how it delivers support for community ownership of heritage assets.Taken in the Chamber on 29 January 2025
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22/01/2025GrahamSimpsonCentral ScotlandScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6O-04250To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is undertaking to reopen historic sites that are managed by Historic Environment Scotland over the coming months. Taken in the Chamber on 29 January 2025
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22/01/2025SharonDoweySouth ScotlandScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-33827To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the implementation of the recommendations of the Independent Review of the Skills Delivery Landscape.Answered by Graeme Dey on 4 February 2025
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17/01/2025MeghanGallacherCentral ScotlandScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-33791To ask the Scottish Government how many rural households (a) applied for and (b) received the additional £1,500 funding uplift available for (i) energy efficiency and (ii) clean heating under the Home Energy Scotland Grants and Loan Scheme, in 2024.Answered by Alasdair Allan on 27 January 2025
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17/01/2025DouglasLumsdenNorth East ScotlandScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-33468To ask the Scottish Government what targets it has set for improving the energy efficiency of its buildings, and by what date it anticipates that these will be achieved.Answered by Ivan McKee on 28 January 2025
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17/01/2025DouglasLumsdenNorth East ScotlandScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-33484To ask the Scottish Government which regions of Scotland have had the most compulsory purchase orders issued in the last five years, and for what purposes.Answered by Ivan McKee on 28 January 2025
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17/01/2025DouglasLumsdenNorth East ScotlandScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-33463To ask the Scottish Government how many of its buildings are rated within each Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) category, based on the most recent ratings available.Answered by Ivan McKee on 28 January 2025
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17/01/2025DouglasLumsdenNorth East ScotlandScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-33489To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many and (b) what percentage of compulsory purchase orders issued in each of the last five years were contested, and how many of these contests resulted in changes to the original orders.Answered by Ivan McKee on 30 January 2025
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17/01/2025DouglasLumsdenNorth East ScotlandScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-33466To ask the Scottish Government what renewable energy systems, such as solar panels or heat pumps, are installed across its buildings, and how these contribute to the overall energy efficiency of the estate.Answered by Ivan McKee on 28 January 2025
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17/01/2025DouglasLumsdenNorth East ScotlandScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-33465To ask the Scottish Government how many of its buildings have been retrofitted with energy efficiency improvements in each of the last five years, and what the associated costs were.Answered by Ivan McKee on 28 January 2025
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17/01/2025DouglasLumsdenNorth East ScotlandScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-33487To ask the Scottish Government what support is provided to individuals or businesses affected by compulsory purchase orders, including compensation mechanisms.Answered by Ivan McKee on 28 January 2025
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17/01/2025DouglasLumsdenNorth East ScotlandScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-33491To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent in total on implementing compulsory purchase orders in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) sector and (b) region.Answered by Ivan McKee on 28 January 2025
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17/01/2025DouglasLumsdenNorth East ScotlandScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-33470To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to divest from buildings with poor energy efficiency ratings and relocate to more energy-efficient premises.Answered by Ivan McKee on 28 January 2025
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17/01/2025DouglasLumsdenNorth East ScotlandScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-33488To ask the Scottish Government what the current average time is from the initiation of a compulsory purchase order to its conclusion, broken down by sector.Answered by Ivan McKee on 28 January 2025
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17/01/2025DouglasLumsdenNorth East ScotlandScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-33471To ask the Scottish Government whether it has conducted an assessment of how improving the energy efficiency of its buildings could contribute to its overall net zero targets.Answered by Ivan McKee on 28 January 2025
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17/01/2025DouglasLumsdenNorth East ScotlandScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-33493To ask the Scottish Government whether any changes to compulsory purchase order legislation are planned to support net zero and climate adaptation projects.Answered by Ivan McKee on 28 January 2025
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17/01/2025DouglasLumsdenNorth East ScotlandScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-33486To ask the Scottish Government what steps are being taken to maintain transparency in the process of issuing compulsory purchase orders.Answered by Ivan McKee on 28 January 2025
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17/01/2025DouglasLumsdenNorth East ScotlandScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-33483To ask the Scottish Government how many compulsory purchase orders it has issued in each of the last five years, broken down by purpose.Answered by Ivan McKee on 28 January 2025
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17/01/2025DouglasLumsdenNorth East ScotlandScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-33492To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to review the use of compulsory purchase orders as part of its strategy to deliver infrastructure for renewable energy.Answered by Ivan McKee on 28 January 2025
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17/01/2025DouglasLumsdenNorth East ScotlandScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-33464To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of its buildings currently meet an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of A or B, and what actions are being taken to improve the ratings of lower-performing buildings.Answered by Ivan McKee on 28 January 2025
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16/01/2025Sarah BoyackLothianScottish LabourS6W-33350To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to publish the next Scottish House Condition Survey.Answered by Paul McLennan on 28 January 2025
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15/01/2025MichelleThomsonFalkirk EastScottish National PartyS6O-04234To ask the Scottish Government how the additional £34 million allocated to Culture and Heritage in its draft Budget will assist in the preservation of any small, yet key, Scottish heritage sites under threat of closure, such as Kinneil Museum in the Falkirk East constituency.Taken in the Chamber on 23 January 2025.
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15/01/2025EvelynTweedStirlingScottish National PartyS6O-04240To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting community efforts to preserve built heritage, ancient monuments and archaeological sites.Taken in the Chamber on 23 January 2025.
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15/01/2025BrianWhittleSouth ScotlandScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-33339To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the date by which it plans to publish its Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan.Answered by Gillian Martin on 23 January 2025
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15/01/2025PaulSweeneyGlasgowScottish LabourS6W-33281To ask the Scottish Government whether it will update section 19 of the Historic Environment (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2011 to increase the maximum fine for offences in relation to unauthorised works and listed building consent above the current maximum of £50,000, recognising the effect of inflation, and whether it will consider pegging the fine to the independently assessed cost of restoring any damage.Answered by Angus Robertson on 24 January 2025
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14/01/2025MilesBriggsLothianScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-33270To ask the Scottish Government what funding grants are available for home owners to help make their property more environmentally-friendly.Answered by Alasdair Allan on 21 January 2025
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10/01/2025MeganGallacherCentral ScotlandScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-33210To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how many buildings have been identified to date as having (a) safe and (b) unsafe cladding.Answered by Paul McLennan on 22 January 2025
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10/01/2025MarkGriffinCentral ScotlandScottish LabourS6W-33193To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its announcement that it will deliver 8,000 new affordable homes in 2025-26, how many of these properties will be (a) social new-builds, (b) acquisitions, (c) other affordable properties and (d) voids brought back into use.Answered by Paul McLennan on 22 January 2025
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10/01/2025MeganGallacherCentral ScotlandScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-33192To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has carried out of the average cost to upgrade social housing to an energy performance certificate (EPC) C rating from a rating of (a) D, (b) E and (c) F.Answered by Gillian Martin on 17 January 2025
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10/01/2025EmmaRoddickHighlands & IslandsScottish National PartyS6W-33123To ask the Scottish Government whether funding can be made available from its More Homes budget to support registered social landlords to bring Gypsy/Traveller sites up to standard.Answered by Paul McLennan on 22 January 2025
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09/01/2025GrahamSimpsonCentral ScotlandScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-32997To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the results of the Scottish Climate Survey carried out in 2024.Answered by Alasdair Allan on 16 January 2025
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09/01/2025GrahamSimpsonCentral ScotlandScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-32996To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish a response to its energy performance certificate (EPC) reform consultation.Answered by Alasdair Allan on 21 January 2025
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09/01/2025GrahamSimpsonCentral ScotlandScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-32995To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish independent analysis of its consultation on proposals for a Heat in Buildings Bill.Answered by Alasdair Allan on 17 January 2025
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09/01/2025GrahamSimpsonCentral ScotlandScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-32994To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish a built environment and construction just transition plan.Answered by Alasdair Allan on 16 January 2025
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09/01/2025GrahamSimpsonCentral ScotlandScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-32993To ask the Scottish Government whether it will include low-emission heating systems, such as fuel cells, hybrid heat pumps and hydrogen ready boilers, in future Scottish House Condition Survey data.Answered by Alasdair Allan on 21 January 2025
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09/01/2025GrahamSimpsonCentral ScotlandScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-32992To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish its proposed Heat in Buildings Bill.Answered by Alasdair Allan on 21 January 2025
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09/01/2025DouglasLumsdenNorth East ScotlandScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-32982To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to ensure alignment between the National Planning Framework 4 and the Energy Consents Unit’s decision-making processes, particularly in relation to community engagement and environmental protections.Answered by Alasdair Allan on 20 January 2025
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09/01/2025DouglasLumsdenNorth East ScotlandScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-32981To ask the Scottish Government how the National Planning Framework 4 and Energy Consents Unit jointly address the reported concerns about the cumulative impact of energy infrastructure projects on rural communities and the natural environment.Answered by Alasdair Allan on 20 January 2025
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09/01/2025DouglasLumsdenNorth East ScotlandScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-32975To ask the Scottish Government what stakeholder engagement is planned to ensure that any future review of the National Planning Framework 4 includes perspectives from rural areas.Answer expected on 23 January 2025
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09/01/2025DouglasLumsdenNorth East ScotlandScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-32974To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to address reported concerns from rural communities that the National Planning Framework 4 disproportionately favours large-scale energy infrastructure projects at the expense of local development priorities.Answer expected on 23 January 2025
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09/01/2025DouglasLumsdenNorth East ScotlandScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-32973To ask the Scottish Government how the National Planning Framework 4 accounts for the cumulative impact of energy infrastructure projects on rural Scotland, and, in light of the reported feedback from affected communities, whether it plans to revisit these provisions.Answer expected on 23 January 2025
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09/01/2025DouglasLumsdenNorth East ScotlandScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-32972To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to balancing the contributions of energy infrastructure projects to net zero targets with their social and environmental impacts on rural areas, as part of any future review of the National Planning Framework 4.Answer expected on 23 January 2025
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09/01/2025DouglasLumsdenNorth East ScotlandScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-32971To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to review the National Planning Framework 4 in relation to energy infrastructure planning, and what mechanisms are in place to ensure that rural communities’ views are adequately reflected in the decision-making processes.Answered by Ivan McKee on 20 January 2025
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09/01/2025DouglasLumsdenNorth East ScotlandScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-32939To ask the Scottish Government what measures are included in the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill to ensure that land development aligns with its net zero commitments.Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 17 January 2025
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09/01/2025DouglasLumsdenNorth East ScotlandScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-32938To ask the Scottish Government how the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill will (a) support community ownership initiatives and (b) promote sustainable land use practices, in rural areas.Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 17 January 2025
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07/01/2025JackieBaillieDumbartonScottish LabourS6W-32832To ask the Scottish Government what the budget has been for flood prevention schemes in each financial year from 2007-08 to 2024-25.Answered by Gillian Martin on 16 January 2025
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07/01/2025Tim EagleHighlands & IslandsScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-32858To ask the Scottish Government how many of the buildings within the Highlands and Islands region that fall under the scope of the Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Act 2024 do not have an identified developer and will require it to take responsibility for any remediation work, under the provisions within the Act.Answered by Paul McLennan on 20 January 2025
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07/01/2025Tim EagleHighlands & IslandsScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-32859To ask the Scottish Government how many buildings within the Highlands and Islands region fall under the scope of the Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Act 2024, broken down by local authority area.Answered by Paul McLennan on 20 January 2025
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06/01/2025PaulSweeneyGlasgowScottish LabourS6W-32823To ask the Scottish Government whether it holds time series data on the annual number of households and dwellings in Glasgow from the start of the 20th century to date.Answered by Angus Robertson on 14 January 2025
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06/01/2025FultonMacGregorCoatbridge & ChrystonScottish National PartyS6W-32849To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the priorities for cladding remediation work in 2025.Answered by Paul McLennan on 6 January 2025
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23/12/2024Tim EagleHighlands & IslandsScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-32755To ask the Scottish Government how many houses have been built as a direct result of funding from the Vacant and Derelict Land Investment Programme in the (a) Argyll and Bute, (b) Highland, (c) Western Isles, (d) Orkney Islands, (e) Shetland Islands and (f) Moray local authority area in each year since 2021.Answered by Tom Arthur on 7 January 2025
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23/12/2024MichaelMarraNorth East ScotlandScottish LabourS6W-32778To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Scottish National Party manifesto commitment, what the cost would be in 2025-26 of bringing the Higher Property Rate into line with that in England, broken down by industry sector.Answered by Ivan McKee on 7 January 2025
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19/12/2024MonicaLennonCentral ScotlandScottish LabourS6W-32561To ask the Scottish Government how many land and nature apprenticeships have been completed since May 2021.Answered by Graeme Dey on 15 January 2025
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19/12/2024JamieGreeneWest ScotlandScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-32515To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to improve community flood defences, in light of reports that fewer than half of projects scheduled to be built by 2021 have been completed.Answered by Angus Robertson on 14 January 2025
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19/12/2024ArianeBurgessHighlands & IslandsScottish Green PartyS6W-32463To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the proposed reduction to land reform funding in its draft Budget 2025-26, how it plans to meet its commitment to increase the Scottish Land Fund to £20 million per year by the end of the current parliamentary session.Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 13 January 2025
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18/12/2024DouglasLumsdenNorth East ScotlandScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-32346To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what the total repair and maintenance cost for the Parliament building was in (a) 2024 and (b) each of the last five years.Answered by Claire Baker (on behalf of the SPCB) on 14 January 2025
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18/12/2024AlexanderBurnettAberdeenshire WestScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-32468To ask the Scottish Government what consideration has been given to introducing a compensation scheme for individuals who have installed underfloor foam insulation under the ECO4 insulation scheme.Answered by Alasdair Allan on 20 December 2024
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17/12/2024SarahBoyackLothianScottish LabourS6W-32375To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to spend the £11.4 million allocated in its draft Budget 2025-26 towards the Community and Renewable Energy Scheme (CARES) to support an increase in community owned energy projects.Answered by Gillian Martin on 8 January 2025
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17/12/2024EmmaHarperSouth ScotlandScottish National PartyS6W-32442To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what work is underway to improve national flood resilience.Answered by Gillian Martin on 18 December 2024
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17/12/2024BobDorisGlasgow Maryhill & SpringburnScottish National PartyS6W-32441To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to publish its final circular economy and waste route map.Answered by Gillian Martin on 18 December 2024
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16/12/2024SarahBoyackLothianScottish LabourS6W-32374To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to achieve its ambition to spend £500 million on the Just Transition Fund over 10 years, in light of only £15.9 million being allocated towards the fund in its draft Budget 2025-26.Answered by Alasdair Allan on 7 January 2025
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16/12/2024MarkGriffinCentral ScotlandScottish LabourS6W-32132To ask the Scottish Government what its latest estimate is of what the total cost of cladding remediation in Scotland will be, and what methodology it used to arrive at this figure.Answered by Paul McLennan on 9 January 2025
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16/12/2024EmmaRoddickHighlands & IslandsScottish National PartyS6W-32396To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the outcome of its review into its target to deliver 110,000 affordable homes by 2032.Answered by Paul McLennan on 9 January 2025
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13/12/2024DouglasLumsdenNorth East ScotlandScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-32298To ask the Scottish Government how many houses have been bought as second homes or investment properties at a value of less than £40,000, thus making them exempt from liabilty to the additional dwelling supplement, in each year since the supplement was introduced.Answered by Shona Robison on 7 January 2025
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13/12/2024DouglasLumsdenNorth East ScotlandScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyS6W-32297To ask the Scottish Government how much potential tax revenue it estimates is lost by maintaining the additional dwelling supplement threshold of £40,000.Answered by Shona Robison on 10 January 2025