Question reference: S5W-31789
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 11 September 2020
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Current status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 28 September 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will confirm who will be eligible to receive funds arising as a consequence of the UK Government's remediation cladding funding, for which it has received consequential funds.
Answer
The Scottish Government is very conscious that homeowners affected by cladding issues following the terrible events at Grenfell tower are facing difficulties through no fault of their own.
As I made clear to Members at the Local Government and Communities Committee on 4 September, I am sympathetic to calls for potential funding support and will work with members of the Ministerial Working Group on Mortgages & Cladding to determine a clear picture of those people most affected by this issue.
The UK Government funds announced to date do not extend to people in Scotland, and I can confirm some consequential funds, relating to the funding in England to support leaseholders, do accrue to Scotland . Decisions by Ministers on the establishment of any funds will be informed by the evidence provided by the Working Group and look to work with other partners and organisations to develop on the good example set by Taylor Wimpey, who have already committed to fully remediating two buildings in Glasgow.