Current status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 5 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will allow Housing Infrastructure Fund loans to be used from 2017-18 to support the provision of community infrastructure, such as schools, that is required as a result of new housing development.
Scottish Government has published guidance on the operation of the Housing Infrastructure Fund. This notes that the fund will not support the provision of community infrastructure required as a consequence of new housing development, for example, funding for schools. We will continue to keep the operation of the fund under review.