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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for ��˿�� to get factual and statistical information.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

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Question reference: S5W-04059

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 October 2016
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 3 November 2016

To ask the Scottish Government whether people on lower incomes, who live in properties in council tax bands E to H, will be able to apply for support from the Council Tax Reduction Scheme prior to the implementation of its proposed council tax reforms.

The extension of the council tax reduction scheme for households on low income living in band E to H properties will come into force on 1 April 2017. Individual local authorities administer the council tax reduction scheme, so it is a matter for each Council to decide whether to accept applications before then, although the reduction in liability can only be granted from that date. I would encourage people on lower incomes to apply for Council Tax Reduction.

Question reference: S5W-03924

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 21 October 2016
Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 3 November 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) loans and (b) grants from the Housing Infrastructure Fund have been agreed and what the total value of these are, also broken down by how much each payment will be.

Question reference: S5W-03922

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 21 October 2016
Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 3 November 2016

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the £50 million that has been made available to the Housing Infrastructure Fund for 2016-17 is reliant on the local authority strategic housing investment plans for 2017-18 to 2021-22 that are due for submission by 30 November 2016.

Question reference: S5W-03928

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 21 October 2016
Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 3 November 2016

To ask the Scottish Government whether all of the £50 million that has been made available to the Housing Infrastructure Fund for 2016-17 will be allocated for developments by the end of that financial year and, if not, whether the unallocated funds will be carried forward to 2017-18.

Question reference: S5W-03926

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 21 October 2016
Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 3 November 2016

To ask the Scottish Government which (a) local authorities and (b) registered social landlords have made applications to the Housing Infrastructure Fund.

Local authorities have provided 121 expressions of interest for grant support on Local Authority or RSL led sites. Details of the developing organisations have not been submitted at this time, however, expressions of interest have been received from the following local authorities:

Aberdeen City
Aberdeenshire
Angus
Argyll and Bute
City of Edinburgh
Clackmannanshire
Dumfries and Galloway
Dundee
East Dunbartonshire
East Lothian
East Renfrewshire
Falkirk
Fife
Glasgow City
Highland
Inverclyde
Mid Lothian
Moray
North Lanarkshire
Orkney
Perth and Kinross
Renfrewshire
Scottish Borders
Shetland
Stirling
West Dunbartonshire
West Lothian

Question reference: S5W-03923

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 21 October 2016
Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 3 November 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many applications have been made to the Housing Infrastructure Fund and what the total value of these are, also broken down by how much each application was for.

Question reference: S5W-03925

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 21 October 2016
Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 3 November 2016

To ask the Scottish Government which non-public sector organisations have made applications to the Housing Infrastructure Fund.

Question reference: S5W-03927

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 21 October 2016
Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 3 November 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many enquiries it has received from developers about the Housing Infrastructure Fund.

Question reference: S5O-00327

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 November 2016
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 November 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what action it takes to tackle any age discrimination against 17-and-18-year-olds.

Question reference: S5W-03940

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 24 October 2016
Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 2 November 2016

To ask the Scottish Government whether its £2 million Community Choices Fund will be an annual fund.