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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 MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

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Question reference: S6W-39111

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 03 July 2025
Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 30 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many housing developers have received direct investment, in the form of debt or equity finance, from the Scottish National Investment Bank since its inception; what the total value of any such investment is, and how many homes have been built in each year as a result of any such investment, also broken down by the (a) investment type and (b) purpose of the investment.

Two housing developers have received debt finance from the Scottish National Investment Bank since inception as follows:

DITT construction: £730,000 investment to support the construction of six high-quality, one-bedroom homes in Lerwick. These homes are designed for key workers who struggle to find affordable accommodation.

Strathcarron Homes: £3.9 million loan facility will support the construction of 25 high quality family homes built to be sold to local social housing tenants and first-time buyers. The builders are about to start construction at Nitshill Road in Glasgow.

The Bank has also made equity investments in to the following funds:

Thriving Investments: (Bank is a Limited Partner) £60 million committed to their mid-market rental housing fund which has delivered 742 new homes to date.

Social & Sustainable Capital (SASC): (Bank is a Limited Partner) £10 million committed to their SASH II fund. This will allow charities and community interest companies to buy properties which they would otherwise not be able to attain, building their financial strength, capacity and resilience to enable them to provide high quality services to their tenants.

Question reference: S6W-39379

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 July 2025
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 30 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the information provided in response to Freedom of Information request 202500455118, whether it has received the evidence and further information that it required from GFG Alliance on its global refinancing, and, if not, when it anticipates that it will receive this evidence and information.

Question reference: S6W-39378

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 July 2025
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 30 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the information provided in response to Freedom of Information request 202500455118, whether GFG Alliance secured finance following the "critical date" of 5 November 2024.

Question reference: S6W-39377

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 July 2025
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 30 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what the purpose is of the personal guarantee that it has from Sanjeev Gupta, as stated in its response to Freedom of Information request 202500455118.

Question reference: S6W-39396

Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 July 2025
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 30 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to publish the national service specification for substance use treatments and support services.

Question reference: S6W-39343

Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 July 2025
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 30 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported finding of the independent evaluation of the Just Transition Fund that it has, to date, delivered limited, temporary and precarious employment outcomes, and what immediate steps it will take to ensure that the fund delivers secure, sustainable jobs for workers and communities in north east Scotland.

The independent evaluation of the Just Transition Fund (JTF) found that, in its first two years of operation, the Fund created and safeguarded 230 jobs, alongside the provision of more than 750 training places, and leveraged over £34 million in additional investment.

The evaluation also highlighted the need for ongoing monitoring and evaluation of projects supported through the Fund to fully understand its longer-term impact on employment and the wider outcomes supported through the Fund, including economic growth, community empowerment, and environmental sustainability.

To ensure we maximise the impact for workers and communities, the Fund will specifically focus on projects that support jobs, skills and economic opportunities in 2025-26, with £8.5 million of new funding available.

Question reference: S6W-39349

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 July 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 30 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-39073 by Jamie Hepburn on 14 July 2025, how many times it has consulted non-government organisations when answering written parliamentary questions in each year since May 2021, broken down by the (a) name of the organisation and (b) date that it contacted them.

Question reference: S6W-39280

Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 10 July 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 30 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many buses were ordered under each round of the Ultra-Low Emission Bus Scheme (SULEBS), broken down by (a) manufacturer and (b) place of manufacture.

Below is a list of how many buses were ordered under each round of the Ultra-Low Emission Bus Scheme broken down by manufacturer. As previously advised in answers to questions S6W-38725 and S6W-38726 on 3 July 2025, the Scottish Government does not collect data on the locations in which vehicles are manufactured.

All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers.

Round 1

Alexander Dennis Ltd

12 ADL Enviro 400 EV
23 ADL Enviro 200 EV

Yutong

22 Yutong E12

Round 2

Alexander Dennis Ltd

113 ADL Enviro 400 EV
59 ADL Enviro 200 EV

Yutong

33 Yutong E12
10 Yutong TCe12

Question reference: S6W-39284

Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 10 July 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 30 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many buses were ordered under each round of the Scottish Green Bus Fund, broken down by (a) manufacturer and (b) place of manufacture.

Below is a list of how many buses were ordered under each round of the Scottish Green Bus Fund broken down by manufacturer. As previously advised in answers to questions S6W-38725 and S6W-38726 on 3 July 2025, the Scottish Government does not collect data on the locations in which vehicles are manufactured.

Round 1

Alexander Dennis Ltd

25 ADL Enviro 400

19 ADL Enviro 350H

4 ADL Enviro 200

Round 2

Alexander Dennis Ltd

9 ADL Enviro 400

Optare

3 Optare Solo

Volvo

10 Volvo 7900H

Round 3

Alexander Dennis Ltd

3 ADL Enviro 350H

Optare

1 Optare Solo

Volvo

20 Volvo 7900H

Round 4

Alexander Dennis Ltd

18 ADL Enviro 400 (with Volvo B5LH chassis)

Volvo

14 Volvo 7900H

Round 5

Alexander Dennis Ltd

29 ADL Enviro 400

58 ADL Enviro 200

Optare

6 Optare Solo

Volvo

20 Volvo 7900H

Wrightbus

30 Wrightbus Streetlite

Round 6

Alexander Dennis Ltd

26 ADL Enviro 400

Volvo

20 Volvo B5LH

Round 7

Alexander Dennis Ltd

25 ADL Enviro 400

Optare

1 Optare Electric

Volvo

6 Volvo B5LH

Round 8

Alexander Dennis Ltd

125 ADL Enviro 400

3 ADL Enviro 200

Question reference: S6W-39218

Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 07 July 2025
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 30 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what the timeline is for the process of replacing MV (a) Hjaltland, (b) MV Hrossey and (c) MV Hamnavoe, which serve the Northern Isles Ferry Service route.