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Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Meeting date: 30 May 2023
Miles Briggs
That is helpful. It is important to understand where liability lies and to take into account companies merging and things like that. Of the 105 buildings, you do not have a linked builder for half. Is that correct?
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Meeting date: 30 May 2023
Miles Briggs
Okay. I think that the committee would like to be kept up to date on that. There has been a lot of secrecy around this. We understand the situation that home owners are in, and having more public accountability and information is really important.
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Meeting date: 30 May 2023
Miles Briggs
The greatest concern is about who has professional capacity and how it can be maximised at pace. That is a potential solution.
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Meeting date: 30 May 2023
Miles Briggs
The convener is waggling her pen—
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Meeting date: 30 May 2023
Miles Briggs
I think that she was waggling it at me, minister.
Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Meeting date: 25 May 2023
Miles Briggs
Sure.
Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Meeting date: 25 May 2023
Miles Briggs
In relation to other models around the world, have we missed an opportunity to look at, for example, the national health service? I know people here, in my region and in Edinburgh, who have not gone back to work because the childcare offering is just not effective for them due to the time that it takes to cross the city and the lack of flexibility, sometimes, in NHS shift patterns.
Do we need to look at public services? Since we are trying to achieve a few outcomes—not only providing the opportunity for childcare but also getting people to come back to work in our public services, with the workforce challenges there—why have we not looked at the NHS providing that in-house opportunity to actually cater for real-life experiences?
Does anybody want to tackle this question?
Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Meeting date: 25 May 2023
Miles Briggs
Does anyone else want to add anything?
Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Meeting date: 25 May 2023
Miles Briggs
I have no more questions on this issue, but I may come back in later.
Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Meeting date: 25 May 2023
Miles Briggs
Some of my questions have already been answered, but I want to ask a few further questions on the topic of eligibility. How can we avoid income thresholds becoming a disincentive for parents to increase their earnings? Do you have any views on that specifically?
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