- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 22 November 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Ivan McKee on 5 December 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the statement by the Minister for Public Finance on 12 November 2024 that more than 164,000 homes have planning permission but have not yet been built, whether it will provide a breakdown of the number of these homes in each local authority area.
Answer
The following data was aggregated to create a broad national picture of the scale of land across Scotland with consent which has not yet been built out. It is not intended for comparison at authority level. The national figure provided contextual information for the development and publication of our Planning and the Housing Emergency Delivery Plan.
We will shortly publish new guidance on Housing Land Audits, to help build a clearer picture of the availability of housing land across Scotland.
Authorities | Remaining capacity (units of housing) of land included in Housing Land Audits with planning consent |
City of Edinburgh | 20,593 |
Glasgow | 20,388 |
North Lanarkshire | 14,859 |
Fife | 13,181 |
West Lothian | 12,298 |
Aberdeen City | 11,406 |
Aberdeenshire | 10,822 |
Perth & Kinross | 9,724 |
South Lanarkshire | 9,005 |
East Lothian | 7,019 |
Midlothian | 6,886 |
Renfrewshire | 6,569 |
Stirling | 5,562 |
Dumfries & Galloway | 2,499 |
Dundee | 2,154 |
Falkirk | 2,090 |
West Dunbartonshire | 1,896 |
Argyll & Bute | 1,683 |
Angus | 1,527 |
Clackmannanshire | 1,461 |
East Renfrewshire | 1,036 |
Inverclyde | 1,015 |
East Dunbartonshire | 711 |
Total | 164,384 |
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 22 November 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Ivan McKee on 5 December 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the statement by the Minister for Public Finance on 12 November 2024 that more than 164,000 homes have planning permission but have not yet been built, what source data it used to calculate this figure.
Answer
The source data is the published schedules of the most recently available Housing Land Audit for each local authority (in most cases this is the 2023 audit), where those schedules included site level data on both planning/construction status and remaining site capacity.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 21 November 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Angus Robertson on 5 December 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the persons and organisations that will take part in its review of Creative Scotland.
Answer
I recognise that it is essential that the culture sector has an opportunity to engage in this work and I can confirm that this engagement will begin early next year with a short survey about the scope of the review.
I will write to the member when the survey is launched and would welcome his assistance in ensuring that as many of the sector have the opportunity to respond to the survey as possible.
This will be the first stages of engagement with the sector and there will be further opportunities as the review progresses.
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 22 November 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Ivan McKee on 5 December 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the statement by the Minister for Public Finance on 12 November 2024 that more than 164,000 homes have planning permission but have not yet been built, how many of these homes it considers are (a) viable and (b) undeliverable.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not hold this information.
- Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 21 November 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Ivan McKee on 5 December 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the proposed introduction of a non-domestic rates public health supplement on retailers, as set out in its 2024-25 Budget, whether such a levy would come on top of or in addition to the intermediate property rate that is applicable to liable shop premises.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-31366 on 5 December 2024. 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.
- Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 21 November 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Ivan McKee on 5 December 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Scotland Food and Drink about the possible introduction of a non-domestic rates public health supplement, as set out in its 2024-25 Budget, on (a) retailers prior to the announcement and (b) any potential impact on its supplier development programmes.
Answer
The Scottish Government has not discussed the possible introduction of a non-domestic rates public health supplement with Scotland Food and Drink.
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 21 November 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Gillian Martin on 5 December 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when the Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy last met Scottish Forestry to discuss the impact of energy infrastructure applications.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-31598 on 4 December 2024. 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
- Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 21 November 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Ivan McKee on 5 December 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the possible introduction of a non-domestic rates public health supplement on retailers, as set out in its 2024-25 Budget, what the implications might be for (a) retailers’ investment plans and (b) shop prices for customers from the introduction of such a levy.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-31366 on 5 December 2024. 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.
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 21 November 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Gillian Martin on 5 December 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what additional resources will be allocated to Scottish Water to deal with any shortfall in capacity to process applications as a result of energy infrastructure consenting reforms.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-31601 on 4 December 2024. 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
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 November 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Jenni Minto on 5 December 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what steps it is taking to increase access to diabetes tech for patients in NHS Lothian.
Answer
The Scottish Government is committed to increasing access to diabetes technologies. We have provided significant investment to all NHS boards and this year alone will support over 2000 people to receive hybrid closed loop systems. This funding from the Scottish Government means that any child or young person that wishes to utilise a CLS is now able to do so.
We recognise that patients in NHS Lothian and some other areas are still facing long waits to access hybrid closed loop systems. We are working closely with all NHS boards to determine the most efficient and effective ways of increasing access to this life changing technology. We have also invested in a National Onboarding Service to increase the number of people who can be ‘onboarded’ to a hybrid closed loop system. I am aware that NHS Lothian has already made a number of referrals to this service and I anticipate that this will begin to reduce waiting times.