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Thank you very much.

That concludes the questioning. The next agenda item is formal consideration of the motion on the instrument. I invite the cabinet secretary to move motion S6M-14473.

Motion moved,

That the Finance and Public Administration Committee recommends that the Scotland Act 1998 (Specification of Devolved Tax) (Building Safety) Order 2024 [draft] be approved.—[Shona Robison]

Motion agreed to.

I thank the cabinet secretary and her officials for their evidence. We will publish a short report setting out our decision on the order in due course.

Nearly four years has passed since then.

Pace is a concern, is it not, minister? Are you concerned about the pace with which this is being carried out?

Excellent—thank you.

Agenda item 2 is subordinate legislation. an evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government on the draft Scotland Act 1998 (Specification of Devolved Tax) (Building Safety) Order 2024. The cabinet secretary is joined by Scottish Government officials Hugh Angus, lawyer; Hannah Taylor, building safety levy team leader; and Stephen Lea-Ross, director for cladding.

I welcome our witnesses to the meeting, and I invite the cabinet secretary to make an opening statement.

How many properties have been completed since then?

Do you have a sense of how much work will be required for remediation, overall?

We are talking about 100 out of 1,400 buildings. Will a figure of 100 be typical for years to come? You have talked about the work that you will be doing on pace and flow.

Good morning, convener.