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Minister, thank you very much for joining us for what has been a useful, constructive session. We have had clarity on a number of issues, and we will certainly highlight some points in our report. We very much appreciate your joining us.

I will now suspend the meeting briefly, to allow the minister and his officials to leave.

It is great that you are aware that that needs to happen. I now bring in Mark Griffin.

That certainly is reassuring. I call Pam Gosal.

Thank you; that would be very welcome.

My final question is also on the views of owners and residents. They have raised concerns about poor communication from the Scottish Government regarding cladding remediation, especially about the single building assessment pilot project. I would be interested to hear your thoughts on that and what you will put in place to improve communication.

Thanks for covering that in a bit more detail.

Stephanie, do you want to come back in?

We previously agreed to take the next three items in private, so I close the public part of the meeting.

Good morning, and welcome to the fifth meeting in 2024 of the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee. I remind all members and witnesses to ensure that their devices are on silent. I should also say that Marie McNair will be joining us online.

Agenda item 1 is a decision on taking business in private. Do members agree to take items 4 and 5 in private?

Members indicated agreement.

Okay. Super.

So, more resource will be directed towards the initiative, and there will be more regular communication, even if there is nothing to be said.