Motion · S5M-19804 · 8 Nov 2019
Scotland Excel, Building for Success
The motion
That the Parliament welcomes the launch of Scotland Excel’s £1.5 billion new-build residential construction initiative, which is aimed at meeting future demand for social housing across the country; congratulates the Aberdeenshire companies, Chap Group (Aberdeen) and Bancon Construction, on being enlisted along with another 17 construction companies, including 13 small- and medium-sized enterprises, to take the initiative forward; notes that each of the firms appointed had to meet rigorous standards and agree to provide a range of community benefits, including creating job and training opportunities, paying at least the real living wage and partnering other businesses and social enterprises on projects where the value of work exceeds £1 million; understands that Scotland Excel has helped save councils more than £150 million since the not-for-profit shared service was established in 2008, and believes that, with Scotland’s 32 local authority areas having set out plans to see more than 40,000 new homes started across the country by 2024, this initiative will be invaluable in supporting these aims.
Supporters (14)
- Gil Paterson 11 Nov 2019
- Kenneth Gibson No Party Affiliation 12 Nov 2019
- Bill Kidd 12 Nov 2019
- Richard Lyle 12 Nov 2019
- Stuart McMillan Scottish National Party 12 Nov 2019
- Alex Neil 12 Nov 2019
- Stewart Stevenson 12 Nov 2019
- David Torrance Scottish National Party 12 Nov 2019
- Sandra White 12 Nov 2019
- Fulton MacGregor Scottish National Party 13 Nov 2019
- Gail Ross 13 Nov 2019
- Joan McAlpine 14 Nov 2019
- Gillian Martin Scottish National Party 15 Nov 2019
- Tom Arthur Scottish National Party 18 Nov 2019
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.