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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: S7W-04278

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 October 2026
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 22 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made in conducting its review of possession grounds in the private rented sector, and when it expects that review to conclude.

Question reference: S7W-04279

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 October 2026
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 22 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has undertaken with stakeholders as part of its review of possession grounds in the private rented sector, and which organisations have been engaged in that process.

Question reference: S7W-04277

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 October 2026
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 22 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to consult on any recommendations arising from its review of possession grounds in the private rented sector before introducing any legislative or policy changes.

Question reference: S7W-04045

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 October 2026
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 22 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the level of private investment in housing it expects to be leveraged as a result of the proposed initial £135 million additional capitalisation of the Scottish National Investment Bank, broken down by year, where available.

Question reference: S7W-04044

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 October 2026
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 22 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its decision to provide additional capitalisation of an initial £135 million for the Scottish National Investment Bank to progress additional investment in housing, whether this represents the total planned capitalisation for housing-related investment over the current spending review period, and, if not, what further capitalisation is anticipated.

Question reference: S7W-04046

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 October 2026
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 22 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the Cowlairs regeneration project, the Strategic Sites programme and West Edinburgh, which were cited in its More Homes Scotland update, what aspects of those projects it considers could be replicated elsewhere in Scotland.

Question reference: S7W-04043

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 October 2026
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 22 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it expects More Homes Scotland to allocate towards land assembly, remediation and infrastructure works in each year of its initial operation.

Question reference: S7W-04350

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 19 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 16 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) sites with planning permission for housing and (b) housing units with planning permission were owned or controlled by companies that entered insolvency, in each financial year from 2019-20 to 2025-26.

Question reference: S7W-04348

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 19 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 16 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many companies whose principal activity was the construction of domestic buildings entered insolvency in each financial year from 2019-20 to 2025-26.

Question reference: S7W-04349

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 19 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 16 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many housing units were under construction by companies whose principal activity was the construction of domestic buildings at the time they entered insolvency, in each financial year from 2019-20 to 2025-26.