Portfolio Questions

Tom Arthur S5O-01907 1. To ask the Scottish Government how many households in the Renfrewshire South constituency have been assisted by the Scottish Welfare Fund since 2013. Stuart McMillan S5O-01908 2. To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to people in Inverclyde in receipt of universal credit to assist them to have greater control over their household budget. Emma Harper S5O-01909 3. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to tackle loneliness and social isolation in the South Scotland region. Bruce Crawford S5O-01910 4. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the impact of universal credit in areas where it has been introduced. Jackson Carlaw S5O-01911 5. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the need to promote gender equality. Rachael Hamilton S5O-01912 6. To ask the Scottish Government what support it offers to people from lower income backgrounds to tackle inequality. Kezia Dugdale S5O-01913 7. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that people do not lose universal credit because of the starter rate of income tax. Fulton MacGregor S5O-01914 8. To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to mark the UN International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Stewart Stevenson S5O-01915 9. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to tackle period poverty. Lewis Macdonald S5O-01916 10. To ask the Scottish Government what its policy is regarding empty homes in the private sector. Andy Wightman S5O-01917 11. To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to incorporate the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights into Scots law. Annie Wells S5O-01918 12. To ask the Scottish Government when the Gypsy/Traveller ministerial working group last met. David Torrance S5O-01919 13. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the recent roll-out of universal credit and the impact that this has had on vulnerable people in Scotland. Joan McAlpine S5O-01920 14. To ask the Scottish Government how the Scottish social security system will support people seeking to appeal decisions. Jeremy Balfour S5O-01921 15. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions have taken place regarding the recent publication of the Housing Statistics for Scotland Quarterly Update . Mark Griffin S5O-01922 16. To ask the Scottish Government whether the cold-spell heating assistance regulations will maintain eligibility for people who currently receive Cold Weather Payments. Kenneth Gibson S5O-01923 17. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to reduce the factors that impact on child poverty. David Stewart S5O-01924 18. To ask the Scottish Government whether the cold-spell heating assistance process will rely on postcode to weather station mapping or localised forecasts to determine eligibility. Claudia Beamish S5O-01925 19. To ask the Scottish Government, to avoid serial applications by developers, what provisions there are in the Planning (Scotland) Bill to ensure that communities have an equal right of appeal in planning decisions. Christina McKelvie S5O-01926 20. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its housing policy as it relates to homeless non-UK EU nationals in Scotland.