Chamber
Plenary, 22 Feb 2007
22 Feb 2007 · S2 · Plenary
Item of business
SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE
Homes (Grants Schemes)
Environment and Rural Development
First of all, I apologise for arriving late. Under the former crofters building grants and loans scheme, the average number of approvals for new houses in the Western Isles over the five years to March 2004 was 61 per annum. Under the new croft house grant scheme, which we introduced on 1 January 2005, the average number of approvals for new houses in the Western Isles rose to 89 per annum for the first two years of the scheme's operation. Those figures are based on approvals granted, not on houses built, as the timescale for building the houses can vary.
In the same item of business
1. Mr Alasdair Morrison (Western Isles) (Lab):
Lab
To ask the Scottish Executive how many homes have been built in the Western Isles under the croft house grants scheme since its introduction, and how this co...
The Deputy Minister for Environment and Rural Development (Sarah Boyack):
Lab
First of all, I apologise for arriving late. Under the former crofters building grants and loans scheme, the average number of approvals for new houses in th...
Mr Morrison:
Lab
As the minister knows, the crofting building grant scheme is subject to review. Will she agree that any assessment or review of the CBGS should also consider...
Sarah Boyack:
Lab
I would certainly be keen to ensure that we have joined-up government and that crofting communities are able to benefit from the Executive's Scottish communi...
Rob Gibson (Highlands and Islands) (SNP):
SNP
I am glad to hear that the review is going to take place, which we welcome. Could the minister help us just now by saying what provision she intends to make ...
Sarah Boyack:
Lab
The next five years takes in the next spending review, so we do not have a five-year programme, as such.Significant increases in grants will be made. The ful...
The Presiding Officer (Mr George Reid):
NPA
Question 2 has been withdrawn.