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The good news is that we will hear from the Minister for Housing next week, so you have primed the pump for our discussions with him. Thank you very much for joining us today and for a very useful conversation. We have gone over time, but I let the meeting run on because it was very helpful to hear from you.

That was the last item in public on our agenda, so I close the public part of the meeting.

Pam Gosal, you indicated that you had an interest on rural issues and housing. Do you still want to come in on that?

Why is that?

Callum Chomczuk, do you want to come in on the general question? We will talk about rents and evictions in detail later.

On the back of that, I am interested in whether there is an indication that landlords are not meeting their legal obligations when it comes to providing energy performance certificates to tenants, issuing gas safety certificates to tenants within 28 days of a check and providing a copy of the electrical inspection condition report to tenants, where that is legally required. Do you have information on those things that landlords are meant to do? Are they generally doing that across Scotland? If that information was posted publicly, could that be used as an indication of a good landlord?

Good morning, and welcome to the 22nd 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 and that all other notifications are turned off.

The first item on our agenda is to decide whether to take items 4 and 5 in private. Do we agree to take those items in private?

Members indicated agreement.

Thanks very much. I will bring in Gordon MacDonald on the theme of personalisation of homes.

I will bring in Willie Coffey, who has questions on evictions.

What should the key indicators be?

My understanding from being in the Parliament is that things take time and we cannot do everything at once. Parts of the bill will move us in a direction. You said that the situation is a symptom of a wider problem. Will you expand on what you think the wider problem is?