Portfolio Questions

Tom Mason S5O-01554 1. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce the number of children living in material deprivation. John Scott S5O-01555 2. To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions the Minister for Local Government and Housing has had with councils regarding the sustainability of services. Lewis Macdonald S5O-01556 3. To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that planning law provides adequate protection for live music venues. Ruth Maguire S5O-01557 4. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the work of the Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Action Group. James Kelly S5O-01558 5. To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it can provide for owners of properties affected by aluminium composite material cladding. James Dornan S5O-01559 6. To ask the Scottish Government what support it is giving to the campaign, 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. Adam Tomkins S5O-01560 7. To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making in developing the delivery plan to tackle child poverty. Graham Simpson S5O-01561 8. To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made to end rough sleeping this winter. Richard Lochhead S5O-01562 9. To ask the Scottish Government what response it received to representations it made to the UK Government regarding the location of PIP assessment centres and the impact that this has had on claimants in Moray. Ben Macpherson S5O-01563 10. To ask the Scottish Government how it is communicating with landlords and tenants regarding the new private residential tenancy, which was introduced on 1 December 2017. Ross Greer S5O-01564 11. To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that devolved benefits will not lose their value relative to inflation. Brian Whittle S5O-01565 12. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that rural communities have access to public amenities. Alex Cole-Hamilton S5O-01566 13. To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the Scottish Older People's Assembly has reportedly had its budget reduced. Monica Lennon S5O-01567 14. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what consideration it is giving to the provision of universal free access to sanitary products. Jackie Baillie S5O-01568 15. To ask the Scottish Government how many children are in temporary accommodation. Rachael Hamilton S5O-01569 16. To ask the Scottish Government what support it offers third sector organisations to empower disabled people in the Scottish Borders. Graeme Dey S5O-01570 17. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the work of the Poverty and Inequality Commission. Alexander Burnett S5O-01571 18. To ask the Scottish Government what support is being given to vulnerable people experiencing loneliness. Mark Griffin S5O-01572 19. To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how many and what proportion of the IBM UK staff involved with the Low Income Benefits Agile Service Design are disabled. Peter Chapman S5O-01573 20. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to tackle the drivers of child poverty.