Portfolio Questions (Virtual): Communities and Local Government

Willie Coffey S5O-04356
1. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how construction sites could reopen safely in order to allow its Affordable Housing Supply Programme to resume.

Sarah Boyack S5O-04357
2. To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting local authorities to maintain any increased services resulting from the COVID-19 outbreak.

Colin Beattie S5O-04358
3. To ask the Scottish Government what extra support it is giving to councils in less wealthy areas to assist with their response to the COVID-19 outbreak, in light of figures suggesting that people in the most deprived areas are twice as likely to die from the virus.

Adam Tomkins S5O-04359
4. To ask the Scottish Government what help it is giving Glasgow City Council to support communities during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Graham Simpson S5O-04360
5. To ask the Scottish Government what new targets it has set for its affordable homes programme.

Peter Chapman S5O-04361
6. To ask the Scottish Government what role local authorities have in ensuring the safety of taxi drivers operating during the COVID-19 outbreak, and what guidance it has issued to support this.

Liam Kerr S5O-04362
7. To ask the Scottish Government what meetings it has had with Aberdeen City Council since the COVID-19 crisis began.

Neil Findlay S5O-04363
8. To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting local government services during the COVID-19 outbreak.