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Good morning, panel. The UK Government has so far provided the Scottish Government with £97 million to identify and remove dangerous cladding from buildings. However, so far, less than £5 million has been spent through the single building assessment programme. What actions is the Scottish Government undertaking to speed up that process?

Considering the highly divisive and frequently personal discussions that are currently taking place, when does a disagreement turn into disrespect? Does the code of conduct explicitly state what conduct on social media is and is not acceptable? What kind of training on that subject have the commissioner and his office given to council members?

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Do you envisage any problems ahead? You have said that you are on a trajectory where basically things are getting better, but do you foresee any problems in spending more money?

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Good morning, panel. What level of interest is there in the Standards Commission’s activity at the local and national levels? In what ways does the commission ensure that the public are informed about decisions that affect their council members?

In 2021-22, 12,000 incidents of damp and mould were recorded in social homes across Scotland. We heard, in our previous evidence session, the ombudsman mention that complaints around that had quadrupled. Do you need to do more work in that area to ensure that good practice is widespread and that tenants live in safer homes? What support should the Scottish Government offer to ensure that social homes are warm enough to prevent the re-emergence of damp and mould?

Good morning, minister and officials. When I spoke to the councils about the regulations, some of them said that they will raise a substantial amount in revenue from additional taxes, but some said that they will raise nothing or will have much less. Has the minister considered that the regulations may create a huge disparity between different council areas? How should the revenue that is generated be spent, and should it be ring fenced?

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