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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.

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: S6F-02371

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 11 September 2023
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 September 2023

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to statistics reportedly showing that the number of complaints against Social Security Scotland has increased by 350% in one year.

Question reference: S6F-02368

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 11 September 2023
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 September 2023

To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking in response to the first UN global stocktake report on the Paris Climate Agreement.

Question reference: S6F-02369

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 11 September 2023
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 September 2023

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government is doing to tackle repeat offending, in light of a recent report that found that people who experience frequent and serious repeat violence often do not bring this to the attention of the authorities.

Question reference: S6F-02358

Asked by: Jackie Dunbar, MSP for Aberdeen Donside, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 11 September 2023
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 September 2023

To ask the First Minister, in light of reports that no bids were received for offshore wind projects in the UK Government’s latest contract-for-difference round, what action the Scottish Government is taking to encourage investment in offshore wind and hydrogen power in Scotland.

Question reference: S6F-02350

Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 11 September 2023
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 September 2023

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S6F-02349

Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 11 September 2023
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 September 2023

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S6W-20670

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 August 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 11 September 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how frequently its Innovative Finance Steering Group meets; on what dates it has met since it was established; what its full (a) remit and (b) membership is; whether its remit extends beyond the affordable housing supply programme, and where the minutes of its meetings can be accessed.

The Innovative Finance Steering Group was established to support the delivery of 110,000 affordable homes by 2032 by providing strategic advice to the Scottish Government on opportunities for innovative finance models to support the affordable housing sector (Registered Social Landlords and Local Authorities) over the next 9 years. The Group convened at the end of 2022 to agree an approach to governance and its work. Members of the Group participate in horizon scanning to identify priority areas for further development and the group is expected to formally convene later in the year to discuss the opportunities highlighted and exchanged to date.

The group consists of members from ALACHO, SFHA, CoSLA, Wheatley Group, Link, Scottish Futures Trust, Scottish National Investment Bank, Glasgow West Scotland Forum, UK Finance and Scottish Government.

The Scottish Government will publish high level updates on the work of the Group on the Scottish Government’s websites as appropriate and recognising the commercial nature of this work.

Question reference: S6W-20661

Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 August 2023
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 11 September 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has a target to operate a minimum 15-minute headway on all suburban railway lines in the Glasgow region.

Question reference: S6W-20627

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 14 August 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 11 September 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-17172 by Patrick Harvie on 11 May 2023, whether it will provide (a) a breakdown of the 10 applications and the reasons that they have been rejected, invited to resubmit following feedback or referred to alternative funding sources and (b) details of any additional applications since the question was answered.

A breakdown of the unsuccessful applications for the Social Housing Net Zero Heat Fund between August 2020 and May 2023 are given in the following table:

Application	Reason
1	Applicant did not respond to clarification questions
2	Project did not have match funding and could not meet delivery timescales
3	Application was for new build and not retrofit for existing stock
4	Project work had already begun
5	Project area had potential for a heat network
6	Proposed heat system was not eligible
7	Proposed costs of project were not accurate
8	Proposed heat system was not zero emission
9	Project area had a potential for a heat network
10	Application lacked detail and required feasibility work to be completed

A further 13 applications have been received since question S6W-17172 was answered. Of these applications 6 have been successful, 5 have been rejected and a further 2 are under consideration. The reasons that the 5 applications were rejected are given in the following table:

Application	Reason
11	Application was not fully completed and scored under threshold for support
12	Application lacked project detail and scored under threshold for support
13	Application lacked enough detail to be appraised and scored under threshold for support
14	Application for phase 2 of a project. Project invited to resubmit on completion of existing project.
15	Project did not spend grant this financial year

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

Question reference: S6W-20638

Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 14 August 2023
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 September 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-19017 by Maree Todd on 26 June 2023, what specific actions within the forthcoming Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy are focused on protecting the mental health of patients with long-term conditions, including chronic kidney disease.