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I refer the member to the answer to question S7W-00581 on 8 June 2026. 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.

I refer the member to the answer to question S7W-00581 on 8 June 2026. 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.

The Scottish Government has not paid compensation to any property owners or renters as a result of living in properties affected by reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC).

There are currently three Project Gigabit in Scotland contracts in delivery – the local contract awarded to GoFibre which covers the Scottish Borders and East Lothian, the regional contract awarded to GoFibre which covers the North East of Scotland, and the nationwide contract awarded to Openreach.

While there is currently a live regional procurement underway for Fife and Perth & Kinross, until this process is complete, it is not possible to provide a breakdown of the premises which may be connected.

a) The following table provides the number of premises that have received a connection through Project Gigabit so far which do not fall within the Highlands and Islands Parliamentary Region, broken down by local authority area.

I refer the member to the answer to question S7W-00581 on 8 June 2026. 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.

Residential Properties

Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) RAAC is primarily a building maintenance issue and responsibility lies with the homeowner. To confirm the presence of RAAC, any property suspected of having RAAC requires a survey by a qualified professional which homeowners would need to agree to.

Intelligence gathering, undertaken as part of the RAAC Cross Sector Working Group, has indicated that RAAC has not been used extensively as a building material in private sector house building in Scotland. However, some homes containing RAAC have passed into private ownership through Right to Buy transactions and other mechanisms.

The Scottish Housing Regulator wrote to all social landlords on 13 October 2023 to request a data return on the presence of RAAC in social sector housing. Additional information was sought from landlords in relation to homes where they have maintenance obligations, provide factoring services, or have previously sold properties.

In July 2025, the Scottish Housing Regulator published an update on the number of social landlords that have identified RAAC in their social rented homes. The data returns showed that 17 landlords identified RAAC in 2,205 homes. Regulator publishes update from RAAC data collection | Scottish Housing News

Public Buildings

The Scottish Government does not hold information on the number of public buildings affected by reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) as of 31 March 2026.

Information on public buildings identified as having RAAC is contained in a Scottish Government report published in September 2024 and available here: Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) across the public sector in Scotland - gov.scot. Current information may be obtained from individual public authorities who retain responsibility for matters of building maintenance as building owners.

Data and information about Scotland’s Cladding Remediation Programme (CRP) has been published regularly since June 2025. The range and structure of information released is developing across publications, reflecting Programme progress and activity over time, and to date has included:

• the number of expressions of interest (EoIs) submitted via the Single Open Call, by type of applicant
• the number of EoIs that had been identified as likely to be eligible or ineligible for Scottish Government funding from the CRP to carry out an Single Building Assessment (SBA)
• the number of initial grant or funding offers issued
• the number of SBAs started and completed
• whether remedial works were identified as a result of those SBAs
• information relating to remediation and urgent interim measures
• Programme expenditure by financial year
• Information on developer funded assessment and remediation

The latest information on the number of expressions of interest received via the Single Open Call and the number of grant offer letters issued as a result of expressions of interest made to the Single Open Call, was published in the management information release reporting on progress at 31 December 2025.

The latest information on the progress of the Cladding Remediation Programme was published on 28 April 2026, in the management information release reporting on progress at 28 February 2026.

Further financial information relating to the Cladding Remediation Programme was published on 25 March 2026 in a Letter to Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee.

The next management information release, reporting on the progress of the Cladding Remediation Programme at 31 March 2026, will be published on 16 June.

SEPA’s National Flood Risk Assessment (NFRA) provides a national picture of the risk of flooding in Scotland. It is carried out every 6 years under the Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009 and estimates the number of properties(residential and non-residential) in Scotland at current ,and future, risk of flooding.

I refer the member to the answer to question S7W-00581 on 8 June 2026. 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.