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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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 5 December 2024
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Question reference: S6W-29319

  • Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 August 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 19 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with the City of Edinburgh Council to discuss the Mixed Tenure Improvement Service, and whether the Minister for Housing will meet with Living Rent Edinburgh to hear its reported concerns.

Question reference: S6W-29233

  • Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 22 August 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 18 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what the cost to the NHS was of dispensing methadone in the last year, broken down by NHS board.

Question reference: S6W-29328

  • Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 August 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 17 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what support is available to any owner-occupier families in deprived areas impacted by the Mixed Tenure Improvement Service who are considering selling their homes due to the high financial estimates that they are reportedly receiving.

Question reference: S6W-29332

  • Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 August 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 17 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has reviewed the design of the Mixed Tenure Improvement Service, in light of reported concerns that it was designed without input from the residents that are most impacted.

Question reference: S6W-29316

  • Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 August 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 17 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether net zero is being done to people, rather than with them, in light of reported concerns regarding the Mixed Tenure Improvement Service.

Question reference: S6W-29334

  • Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 August 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 17 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of how households with a poor credit rating will be able to access finance to afford the reportedly significant financial bill from the Mixed Tenure Improvement Service by the City of Edinburgh Council.

Question reference: S6W-29335

  • Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 August 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 17 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has been engaged in discussions with the City of Edinburgh Council's Mixed Tenure Improvement Service regarding the Scottish Government's part-ownership of any properties under the Low-cost Initiative for First Time Buyers (LIFT) scheme that are impacted.

Question reference: S6W-29333

  • Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 August 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 17 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has considered issuing additional guidance to local authorities in relation to the (a) purchase of (i) owner-occupier and (ii) private tenancy properties and (b) process of making these Scottish secure tenancies.

Question reference: S6W-29329

  • Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 August 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 17 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what support is in place for any tenants receiving a notice to quit from landlords impacted by the Mixed Tenure Improvement Service, where the landlord has decided to sell their property due to the reportedly high financial cost.

Question reference: S6W-29324

  • Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 August 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 17 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what level of management fee is currently charged by each local authority in relation to Mixed Tenure Improvement, and whether it will consider setting a standard rate to ensure equality across Scotland.