Chamber and committees

Grant awards for projects supported with grant through the Affordable Housing Supply Programme (AHSP) for social rent will vary across Scotland based on a number of factors such as tenure, location, property type, property size, client group and a range of other variables.

The detail published in Glasgow City Joint Protection Committee's Learning Review Report on Family C is horrific. The abuse and neglect the children were subjected to is abhorrent and unacceptable. Keeping children safe is a key priority for the Scottish Government and the Review’s findings are being carefully considered locally and nationally by the Scottish Government and partners as part of our ongoing work to better protect children, support young victims engaging with the justice system, and improve communication between services.

Scotland should be a good parent, and at every turn and in every setting, children must have access to safe, consistent nurturing relationships and environments which enable them to reach their full potential.

The Scottish Government is actively considering all the national recommendations contained within the report, including the recommendation relating to whether the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service should be a body with corporate parenting responsibilities.

Data on the number of children accessing Bairns’ Hoose services is not currently collected by the Scottish Government. This reflects the current phase of the Bairns’ Hoose programme and the different stages that partnerships are at in their journey towards developing Bairns’ Hoose services. Work is underway with partnerships to develop a standardised approach to data collection to support future monitoring.

Bairns’ Hoose is specifically for those children who have experienced abuse, neglect or exploitation which has caused, or is likely to cause, significant harm and is not intended to support all children who have been through the court system. The first Bairns’ Hoose open its doors in 2023 with national rollout planned from 2027.

Residential Properties

The Scottish Government does not hold information on how many properties affected by RAAC have been demolished and rebuilt in each year since 2023-24.

Public Buildings

The Scottish Government does not hold information on how many public buildings affected by RAAC have been demolished and rebuilt in each year since 2023-24.

Some information will be accessible via the report 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.

The Scottish Government confirmed that a further £3 million was available to help Police Scotland tackle retail crime in its budget for 2026-27. This will ensure that the service can build upon its work carried out the previous year, which included the creation of its Retail Crime Taskforce.

Spending plans for 2027-28 and 2028-29 were outlined in the Scottish Spending Review 2026. Decisions on future budgets will be taken as part of the budget setting processes.

The number of students who began undergraduate nursing programmes (entrants) and the number of students who completed undergraduate nursing programmes (qualifiers) at higher education institutions (HEIs) in Scotland in the last five years are as follows:

Figures on the number of affordable homes delivered each year since 2021-22 are available through Official Statistics using the Affordable Housing Supply Programme summary tables. Figures are publishes by quarter and financial year as well as a separate table showing progress towards the 110,000 affordable homes target .Figures on the number of homes delivered in rural areas towards the 110,000 affordable homes target are as follows:

The Scottish Government collects and publishes information on the total number of households and children in temporary accommodation. This information, broken down by local authority, can be found in:

• Table 27 and Table 29, respectively, of the Main Annual tables Supporting documents - Homelessness in Scotland: 2024-25 - gov.scot. This provides snapshot data as at 31 March from 2021 to 2025.
• Table 17 and Table 19, respectively, of the Biannual tables Supporting documents - Homelessness in Scotland: update to 30 September 2025 - gov.scot. This provides the most recent snapshot data available (up to 30 September 2025).

As set out in the Manifesto, in this parliament we will introduce measures to remove financial barriers, such as land transfer fees for people under the age of 30 for the purpose of building a single domestic housing unit, and targeted support of £10,000 for households to construct a single unit, specifically for a primary resident, not for rental.

This will initially be concentrated on our highland and island communities but will remain open to other areas.