- Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 March 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Paul McLennan on 17 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to the Rent Adjudication (Temporary Modifications) (Scotland) Regulations 2024, what legal consideration it gave when setting the determination of rent payable for private residential tenancies.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not routinely disclose the content or source of any legal advice it has received on any topic or whether it has received any legal advice.
- Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 March 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Paul McLennan on 17 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to the Rent Adjudication (Temporary Modifications) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 and the Housing (Scotland) Bill, whether it has considered any impact of tenants potentially being left without any protections between the expiration of rent adjudication on 31 March 2025 and the proposed introduction of rent control areas.
Answer
The temporary modifications were introduced as part of the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022 to support a cost-of-living crisis. The Housing (Scotland) Bill will seek to introduce permanent rent control legislation.
From 1 April 2025, existing requirements under the Private Housing (Tenancies)(Scotland) Act 2016 will continue to provide protection from above market rent increases. We are taking steps through a further wave of our Renters Rights Campaign to ensure tenants are made aware of their rights to seek a independent review of a proposed rent increase.
- Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 March 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Paul McLennan on 17 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022, what legal consideration it gave in relation to the permitted rate of rent increase of 3% for private rented sector tenancies expiring on 31 March 2024.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not routinely disclose the content or source of any legal advice it has received on any topic or whether it has received any legal advice.
- Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 March 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Paul McLennan on 17 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to the Housing (Scotland) Bill, what contact it has had with (a) individual tenants and (b) representative tenant bodies.
Answer
The Scottish Government has engaged with individual tenants and representative tenant bodies and more information can be found in the Housing Policy Memorandum and Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment (BRIA) .
Since introduction of the Bill, the Scottish Government continues to engage with tenants and their representatives.
- Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 February 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Gillian Martin on 12 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, with reference to Scottish Renewables’ Supply Chain Impact Statement 2023-24, how many of the 20 principal work packages for the Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm have been directly awarded to employers in Scotland.
Answer
The Scottish Renewables’ Supply Chain Impact Statement 2023-24 highlighted that, at the time of publication, 105 different Scottish suppliers, firms and consultancies have helped to progress and shape the Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm. Inch Cape may consider publishing further details in relation to its supply chain and work packages at its own discretion.
The Scottish Government recognises the company’s commitment to Scotland’s supply chain and its role in identifying opportunities for local businesses.
- Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 February 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Gillian Martin on 12 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that the Fair Work Action Plan is adopted by all employers contracted by the developers of the Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm.
Answer
Through the Scottish Government’s Fair Work policy, all employers across Scotland, which would include those involved in the Offshore Wind sector, are encouraged to adopt Fair Work principles. The Fair Work Action Plan asks employers right across Scotland to play their part, while setting out what support is available to help them realise the benefits of fair, diverse, and inclusive workplace practices.
- Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 February 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Gillian Martin on 12 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Crown Estate Scotland regarding employment conditions in the supply chain for the Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm.
Answer
While Scottish Government officials regularly engage with Crown Estate Scotland, which administers seabed leasing for offshore wind and sets the terms of those leases, employment conditions in the supply chain for the Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm have not been discussed specifically.
Although employment law is reserved, we will continue to use the levers at our disposal to promote fair work practices across the labour market in Scotland.
- Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 February 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Gillian Martin on 12 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it is having with the UK Government regarding (a) trade union recognition and (b) the application of the national minimum wage in the maritime supply chain for the Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm.
Answer
Employment and industrial relations legislation is reserved to the UK Parliament. While this remains the case, the Scottish Government will continue to use our Fair Work policy to drive up labour market standards for workers across the Scottish labour market.
Ministers are clear that the best way to protect Scotland’s workers is by devolving employment law. However, Ministers welcome the UK Government’s Employment Rights Bill and continue to work with them to ensure it has a positive impact across Scotland.
There have been no discussions with the UK Government specifically regarding trade union recognition or the application of the national minimum wage in the maritime supply chain for the Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm.
- Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 February 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Gillian Martin on 12 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an estimate of the total fees that will be paid to Crown Estate Scotland by the developers for the 50-year lease for the Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm site.
Answer
Crown Estate Scotland estimate £186 million will be paid by the developers for the 50-year lease for the Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm site. This figure is based on Minimum output and tenant projections for production over the 50 year period, based on 2025 RPI.
- Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 February 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Gillian Martin on 12 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) shore side and (b) seafaring jobs in Scotland it estimates will be supported by the key construction suppliers listed by the developers of the Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm.
Answer
Scotland’s offshore wind sector is expected to generate significant employment opportunities. Based on evidence available across a number of individual studies, the Scottish Government’s Offshore Wind Focus paper estimates the Offshore Wind sector in Scotland could support as many as 10,400 to 54,000 jobs. We do not hold specific figures on the number of shore-side and seafaring jobs in Scotland that will be supported by the construction of the Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm.
The Scottish Government remains committed to supporting the growth of Scotland’s offshore wind sector, investing up to £500 million over five years to support market certainty, and help create a highly productive, competitive offshore wind economy with thousands of new jobs.