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The first paragraph of the LCM also comments in relation to the timing, that “due to the technical nature of the Bill, the requirement for clarity on the effect of provisions on Scotland and consequent requirement for amendments to the Bill, there has been a prolonged discussi...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
30 November 2023
The grants will comprise a £1,500 community recovery payment for people whose properties have been flooded, and a £3,000 business recovery grant for businesses, community groups and organisations impacted by flooding.
A huge amount of detail is not in the Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill, including on the single building assessment, the cladding assurance register and the responsible developers scheme.
The review recommended the establishment of between three and five operational units. Obviously, Scotland’s population is 5 million. What, based on your expertise, would be the right number of units?
The drugs strategy, “The Road to Recovery: A New Approach to Tackling Scotland’s Drug Problem”, to which all parties in the Parliament agreed, recognises that there are many different routes to the road to recovery, depending on the needs of each individual.
Building Safety Levy (Scotland) Bill: Financial Memorandum. Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/legislation/bills/s6-bills/building-safety-levy-scotland-bill/introduced/spbill73fms062025accessible.pdf [accessed 5 June 2025] (FM) suggests that the public costs of the cladding remediation programme could be in the range of £1.7 billion to £3.1 billion over a potential 15 year programme of works.
Committee reports
Date published:
26 September 2025
While the provision in the Crime and Policing Bill tightens the current process in England and Wales by requiring advance notification, it will in fact result in a totally new obligation for RSOs in Scotland.
Children and Young People (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 Our next agenda item is continuation of our evidence taking on the Children and Young People (Scotland) Bill.
Members indicated agreement.Construction and Scotland’s Economy Construction and Scotland’s Economy We turn to our inquiry into construction and Scotland’s economy.