Portfolio Questions

Social Justice, Housing and Local Government Jeremy Balfour S6O-01916 1. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any benefits of paying the Winter Heating Payment in November rather than February. Tess White S6O-01917 2. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what discussions it has had with COSLA about the delivery of local services over the next financial year. Rona Mackay S6O-01918 3. To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with the UK Government regarding support that can be provided for women living in Scotland who are fleeing domestic violence and have no recourse to public funds. Mark Ruskell S6O-01919 4. To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made toward increasing the availability of longer-term housing options for displaced people from Ukraine using the £50 million Ukraine Longer Term Resettlement Fund. John Mason S6O-01920 5. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether housing associations should remain independent where possible, rather than being subsumed by larger organisations. Carol Mochan S6O-01921 6. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact on its ongoing targets to tackle child poverty of any reduction in local government funding. Liam Kerr S6O-01922 7. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the Rural Housing Fund. Oliver Mundell S6O-01923 8. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the social justice secretary has had with the health secretary regarding any disproportionate impact on households experiencing poverty, and any other social justice impacts, of the reported lack of NHS dental care provision in some parts of Scotland.