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You have just touched on my question, which I am really pleased about. Maybe there is not much more to add, but I will ask the question anyway.

Mr MacRae, your evidence suggests that pre-action requirements in rent arrears cases should also apply to the private rented sector. Will you expand a little on your previous comment?

Of course we could.

What are some of the problems with the current legal framework, which considers people to be threatened with homelessness if it is likely that they will become homeless within two months? Will extending the definition to six months make any difference? Are there any benefits to that?

Your very comprehensive answer to Mr Balfour has pretty much answered the questions that I was going to ask. I will narrow it down a bit, if I may. In her opening remarks, Marieke Dwarshuis highlighted the conflict not only between charities but between charities and the communities that they serve.

The 2023 act has a specific requirement on increasing communication with charities. Will you give us a bit more detail—you alluded to it in the answer that you have just given my colleague Mr Balfour—on how that communication will happen?

That is helpful. Thank you very much indeed.

Are you comfortable so far with the way in which the communication process is set up—that it is now opening up and is happening widely on the ground?

Thank you. Again, you have already pretty much answered this, but I will give you the opportunity to provide a little more detail. The 2023 act sets out new powers. What are your expectations of the action that will be taken on those? What additional information can you give us? You have already alluded to that in your response to Mr Balfour, but can you tell us how you are preparing to take those forward?

To what extent does the Scottish child payment have an impact beyond the purely financial impact? How important are the wider impacts?

Thank you.

We have already touched on this in earlier answers. We heard a lot of evidence last week about what the Scottish child payment is being used for, and I will delve into that. How has the impact of the Scottish child payment been affected by the broader economic and social security context? We have already dealt with that, but can you give us more information?