- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 28 October 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 11 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many communication (a) staff and (b) full time equivalent staff were employed by the Cladding Remediation Unit in each month since May 2021.
Answer
The Cladding Remediation Unit have employed 0 full time Communication staff since May 2021. The team currently has one dedicated staff member covering as both Head of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement, and the Accord Service Design. This member of staff took up post in May 2022.
May 2021 | 0 |
June 2021 | 0 |
July 2021 | 0 |
August 2021 | 0 |
September 2021 | 0 |
October 2021 | 0 |
November 2021 | 0 |
December 2021 | 0 |
January 2022 | 0 |
February 2022 | 0 |
March 2022 | 0 |
April 2022 | 0 |
May 2022 | 1 |
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 28 October 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 11 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-07055 by Shona Robison on 15 March 2022, which states that, under the Cladding Stakeholder Group's terms of reference, material generated by the Group "should remain confidential", whether it will consider publishing any material generated from the group as a matter of course.
Answer
The working group does not, in general, create new material separate from that created to organise the meetings such as agendas and meeting notes, which are now subject to publication. The Chair will take a view on proactive publication of any new material in line with FOI principles and the need to respect the confidentiality of blocks engaged in the Pilot.
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 28 October 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 11 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government when discussions regarding the alignment of work on tenement maintenance, energy efficiency, net zero and the use of the home report as a possible repository for single building assessment and EWS1 rating began, what the scope of that work is, and what progress has been made to date.
Answer
This was discussed at the Cladding Stakeholder Group as an option and is currently being explored.
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 28 October 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 11 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many single building assessment pre-final reports from the grant-based approach it has received.
Answer
We have received eight pre-final reports.
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 28 October 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 11 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of the option that was reportedly tabled at the meeting of the Cladding Stakeholder Group, on 19 January 2022, to split the single building assessment process to speed up processing.
Answer
The Single Building Assessment takes a holistic approach of assessing buildings. Following professional advice from fire engineers, splitting the process would not fulfil the critical life safety requirements of the Single Building Assessment.
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Submitting member has a registered interest.
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 October 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 10 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government which of the developers listed as having signed up to the Welsh Government’s Developers Pact, as set out in the Welsh Government’s Written Statement, Building Safety in Wales, published on 7 October 2022, have agreed to the Scottish Safer Buildings Accord.
Answer
There will be some developers who are signatories to both the Scottish Safer Buildings Accord and Welsh Developers Pact. The parties to the Scottish Safer Buildings Accord will be confirmed once The Accord is signed.
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 October 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 10 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether cladding remediation costs identified as a result of a single building assessment will be funded (a) fully or (b) partially, and what funding options the Scottish Ministers have considered, subsequent to the meeting of the Cladding Programme Board on 20 October 2021.
Answer
The Scottish Government is quite clear that the relevant costs of cladding remediation will be met by developers through the Scottish Safer Buildings Accord. The Scottish Government will prioritise its spend on buildings where the developer no longer exists.
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 October 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 10 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is the case that four companies are
currently providing services to assess cladded buildings in Scotland, and that
it could take these companies, focusing on this programme exclusively, a
minimum of two years to assess all high rise buildings.
Answer
We are currently working with six fire engineering companies in the pilot phase of the single building assessment. We are engaging with professional bodies in order to expand the number of assessors and firms involved in this work.
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 October 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 10 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has been advised by the Institution of Fire Engineers of how many fire engineers in Scotland are (a) included on the starter register and (b) registered as being suitably trained in relation to the initial phase of the single building assessment.
Answer
The Institution of Fire Engineers provided a list of eleven chartered fire engineering firms that operate in Scotland. All UK chartered fire engineers are eligible to participate in the Single Building Assessment programme.
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Submitting member has a registered interest.
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 October 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 10 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answers to questions S6W-09128 and S6W-10972 by Shona Robison on 29 June and 20 September 2022, whether it will publish all data it has received from local authorities on Tenant Grant Fund spending to date.
Answer
The Scottish Government has asked for spending to end March 2022, end June 2022 and end September 2022. This will be published on the Scottish Government website in due course, once it has been collated and quality assured.