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Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee [Draft]
Meeting date: 5 November 2024
Ariane Burgess
Thank you for satisfying my curiosity.
I will bring in Meghan Gallacher.
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee [Draft]
Meeting date: 5 November 2024
Ariane Burgess
I apologise—I now have two people on the committee with the initials MG and must be careful about that. I bring in Mark Griffin.
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee [Draft]
Meeting date: 5 November 2024
Ariane Burgess
Finally, I have to ask about the Government’s new national outcome on housing, which is:
“We live in safe, high-quality and affordable homes that meet our needs”.
I think that you were all in the room when I asked the previous panel about that. What do you think of that outcome? Will it will help to guide the Scottish Government’s policies to address the housing emergency?
Unusually, I will start at the other end, and go to Edward first.
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee [Draft]
Meeting date: 5 November 2024
Ariane Burgess
Yes. That would bring in the placemaking bit.
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee [Draft]
Meeting date: 5 November 2024
Ariane Burgess
Christian, do you want to come in?
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee [Draft]
Meeting date: 5 November 2024
Ariane Burgess
It sounds like there is a role for the Scottish National Investment Bank in that kind of situation. Before I bring in Fulton, I will say to colleagues that we are rapidly coming towards the end of our allocated time. We still have quite a few questions to cover, but, if you have been paying attention—as I hope that you all have—you will know that we have started to touch on some of the areas that we are interested in exploring a bit more.
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee [Draft]
Meeting date: 5 November 2024
Ariane Burgess
Fulton, you glitched out a little bit, so if you could just paraphrase your question, that would be great.
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee [Draft]
Meeting date: 5 November 2024
Ariane Burgess
Yes, it has been going on for almost 10 years now. Fulton, do you want to come back in?
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee [Draft]
Meeting date: 5 November 2024
Ariane Burgess
You mentioned dysfunction. Will you unpack that a bit?
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee [Draft]
Meeting date: 5 November 2024
Ariane Burgess
Does Christian Hilber have anything to add?