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This next question might be for Callum Chomczuk. In relation to private rented housing, do you have any views on how effective the repairing standard is, and how effective the tribunal for enforcing it is, as a way of ensuring that quality private rented housing is free of dampness and mould?

Good morning, everybody. Thank you for joining us here and online.

I will ask some questions about current policies. I will ask them both at the same time so that everybody has a chance to touch on them. The first regards the actions that are set out in the tackling child poverty delivery plan. Do they need to be revisited, given what we have heard about the rising cost of living?

Also, can you provide examples of existing policies that are particularly effective and policies that you think have been less effective? We have heard from many of you about the Scottish child payment, but I wonder whether we can gather any more information on that.

Shall we start from the beginning again, with Satwat?

That is what you get for going first.

There was a lot in there. Thank you. That was very helpful.

I thank the witnesses for joining us today. How do social landlords monitor complaints, specifically about dampness? Are any improvements needed, such as recording some of the issues that the witnesses on the first panel mentioned?

We have touched on the briefing note that you and the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations developed. Is any follow-up work planned? The issue of follow-up surveys was raised earlier. Are you looking at taking that forward?

That answer brings me on nicely to my question. Good morning, and thank you for joining us.

The Scottish Housing Regulator and other organisations recently published a briefing on how the social housing sector can respond to problems of dampness and mould. We touched on that, just then. Is there anything else that might be useful, for landlords or tenants, to improve how landlords respond to complaints? Specifically, what else could be included in the tenants charter, which the committee recently approved? Shona Gorman mentioned new indicators. Is there is anything else that people want to raise on that? Debbie, I will bring you in first.

We are obviously talking about two different sectors, so does the Association of Landlords have any comments on repairing standards and how those can be enforced? Has there been any learning from what has been developed in the social rented sector?

That is great.

One case has progressed to the point where remedial work has taken place. In theory, that case is a pilot for the 105 other properties that are affected. It is important for householders to see a potential end to the problem. Is there anything in the completed project that has shown that it can be used as a Scottish example to demonstrate that work can be progressed so that all those properties can be surveyed and then delivered?