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Do the other witnesses have anything to add before I move on?

Good morning. We have talked about the ONS data, but do you have any comments on the availability of data beyond that? Is there sufficient data out there to inform the policy decisions that we are making?

Specifically on that proposal to give local authorities the power to request information on rent, to what extent will that information be necessary to make decisions about whether to implement a rent control area? How long will it take from the point of having the power to collect that data to be in a position to make a decision on whether to implement a rent control area?

On the publication of that data, any tenant or prospective tenant can go to the national website, put in an address and check the landlord registration. Should the data that is collected on rent be published in the same way?

I apologise, convener. Before my contribution, I should have declared an interest to let members know that, until July last year, I owned a private rented property in the North Lanarkshire Council area.

What are your views on the bill’s provision of extra rights for tenants to personalise their homes? What would be the benefits of such rights? Would they be enforceable in practice? Perhaps Lyndsay Clelland could also expand on her organisation’s written submission on how we could link those rights to rights to adaptations.

I have a question on joint tenancies for Eilidh Keay or Emma Saunders. Your submission welcomes the provision on ending a joint tenancy but you have raised concerns on the impact that that has on the remaining tenants in a joint tenancy and said that they will not see any benefit from the provision. Can you elaborate on that and make any suggestions for improvements on the ending of joint tenancies?

We have heard evidence that suggests that there is relatively low use of the rent adjudication process. Why do you think that is?

Before I ask my question, I draw members’ attention to my entry in the register of members’ interests, which shows that I was the owner of a private rented property in the North Lanarkshire Council area until July last year.

Will the bill team provide an overview of the equality impacts of the bill’s provisions, particularly as regards the rented housing proposals?

Okay. It is interesting to know that you are having conversations with rent service Scotland, it is flagging that as an issue, and that has been the driver of the change in the bill. Do you have any information about the number of inquiries that come in that are not followed up with full applications as a result of those conversations? As well as the change to remove the ability to set a higher rent, were any other measures considered to improve access to the adjudication process?