Portfolio Questions

Social Justice Colin Smyth S6O-02504 1. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to recent statistics showing that the number of children in Dumfries and Galloway living in temporary accommodation rose by 67% between 2022 and 2023. Evelyn Tweed S6O-02505 2. To ask the Scottish Government what impact its Programme for Government 2023-24 will have on the Affordable Housing Supply Programme. Monica Lennon S6O-02506 3. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress with its Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan, including in relation to its commitment to pilot universal free school meals in secondary schools. Colin Beattie S6O-02507 4. To ask the Scottish Government what stakeholder input informed its decision to increase investment in social security. Alex Rowley S6O-02508 5. To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has carried out of any barriers to achieving a national house-building programme for Scotland. Jackie Dunbar S6O-02509 6. To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent in the last five years, within the Aberdeen City Council area, to mitigate any effect of UK Government welfare policy. Maurice Golden S6O-02510 7. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its progress in removing highly combustible cladding from buildings. John Mason S6O-02511 8. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide further information regarding the Minimum Income Guarantee Expert Group.