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We will be taking evidence from representatives of the councils as we proceed. Is there anything else that you would like us to raise with them or the Scottish Government?

There were two parts to it. I did not ask the second part but it has been covered. I was asking about the panel’s views on the guidance and any other support that the Scottish Government gave to local authorities when part 9 came into force in April 2018, and whether you were aware of that guidance. What else should be done to ensure compliance with the act?

Good morning, minister. Will you provide further details on the Scottish Government’s position on expanding the list of property types for which additional information must be provided?

I go back to a previous point about net zero homes. We have heard from City of Edinburgh Council about the Edinburgh home demonstrator partnership. I would like to know how other local authorities are approaching that. Pam Humphries, please tell us about the approach that will be taken by North Lanarkshire Council. What investments have been made and what progress is there?

The UK Government has suggested that it is thinking of introducing a right to buy housing association homes for the tenants who are renting them. Shelter has quite correctly condemned that. If that policy were reintroduced in Scotland, what impact could it have on the ability to meet the need for affordable homes? I will just pop that question out to everyone.

Does anybody else want to share a view on that question?

Good afternoon, minister. In the evidence that we took last week from a range of experts, there was strong support for the Scottish Government’s single building assessment. Can you provide an update on the single building assessment pilot, please?

My question is directed to Mark Rodgers. Will you tell us more about Highland Council’s approach to net zero homes? What investment and progress has been made?

My next question, which is about the insurance industry, is for Laura Hughes. Do home owners whose properties are wrapped in potentially combustible cladding have access to affordable building insurance? What is the insurance industry doing to assist that?

Good morning. Are home owners still being prevented from moving or obtaining mortgages as a result of flats that are covered with potentially combustible cladding being valued at zero? If so, what impact is that having on people? I pose that to Chris Ashurst.