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Thank you. That is interesting.

Thank you. That is fine.

Pat, do you have anything to add from an IJB perspective? I know that you are based in Edinburgh.

Good morning, everyone. I am the last committee member to ask some questions. You will be happy to know that.

Susie, have we got it right on equalities? What are the issues with regard to equalities and are they addressed in the bill? You have alluded to that a couple of times in your responses.

My apologies—I will be very brief. My question has come off the back of what Professor Fitzpatrick said and relates to The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland process, which I know is slightly off-piste. I have with a few cases in which I believe that councils are requesting that tenants move into that process and are really pushing that. Is that a breakdown in the system that you are currently highlighting—that we are so stretched that we are having to move into a different process and ask residents to go through a tribunal process rather than addressing the issue at hand? Professor Fitzpatrick might want to come back on that, and perhaps Mr Mills could also give a quick answer.

Maybe it is a council matter, then.

Okay. Thank you.

What equalities issues arise from the bill? Does the bill sufficiently account for impacts on different equality groups, or is other action needed to make improvements?

Are there any differences in the solutions that are used to tackle homelessness in rural areas of Scotland? If so, to what extent do the provisions in the bill seek to address any specific issues in rural areas? I will come back to John Mills on that one, to get a perspective on the situation in councils across the board.

Do you think that the provisions in the bill are adequate?