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The Official Report is a written record of public meetings of the Parliament and committees.  

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 26 April 2025
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Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

Retrofitting of Housing for Net Zero

Meeting date: 21 January 2025

Fulton MacGregor

I am talking about the changes to the carbon budgets and through the task force.

Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

Retrofitting of Housing for Net Zero

Meeting date: 21 January 2025

Fulton MacGregor

Do you expect the level of ambition for emission reductions in heat in buildings to be reduced in the light of the Scottish Government’s plans to reset its climate ambitions via five-year carbon budgets?

Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

Budget Scrutiny 2025-26

Meeting date: 21 January 2025

Fulton MacGregor

Good morning, cabinet secretary and officials, and thank you very much for your evidence so far.

As the convener said, we have a couple of questions on public service reform in the context of the Verity house agreement. First, given the demand pressures on council services, which we have talked about and you have acknowledged, how can the intervention and prevention agenda be further advanced within existing resources?

Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

Budget Scrutiny 2025-26

Meeting date: 21 January 2025

Fulton MacGregor

You will be aware that the committee asked for specific measures in the budget to support sector-led transformation in local government. Will you provide an update on what is in the budget that will support public service reform in councils? I appreciate that you touched on that in your opening statement and in previous answers, but I give you the opportunity to elaborate.

Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

Budget Scrutiny 2025-26

Meeting date: 21 January 2025

Fulton MacGregor

I appreciate the comments that you made about Glasgow social work, which I think are very relevant.

You talked about buildings and so on being an area in which resources could be better used. Do you have any thoughts on the community asset transfers that councils have powers to use? Could they be better and more quickly used, and could more community asset transfers be done?

Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

Budget Scrutiny 2025-26

Meeting date: 21 January 2025

Fulton MacGregor

My final question is about multiyear funding settlements. Are you confident that the Scottish Government will be able to provide, from 2025, multiyear funding settlements, which would assist councils in planning for the medium term?

Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

Retrofitting of Housing for Net Zero

Meeting date: 21 January 2025

Fulton MacGregor

Minister, can you tell us a wee bit more about the progress of the green heat finance task force and the alternative funding mechanisms that you are considering? Can you give us some detail on the headlines from the task force’s new report, and what timescales are you working to to respond to its work?

Criminal Justice Committee

Policing Vulnerable People

Meeting date: 8 January 2025

Fulton MacGregor

Thanks for that.

Apologies, convener: I had meant to declare an interest before asking my questions. I am a registered social worker with the Scottish Social Services Council, as per my entry in the register of members’ interests.

Criminal Justice Committee

Policing Vulnerable People

Meeting date: 8 January 2025

Fulton MacGregor

Thanks. Robby Steel and David Hamilton, what would you say from a health and social work perspective?

Criminal Justice Committee

Policing Vulnerable People

Meeting date: 8 January 2025

Fulton MacGregor

My first line of questioning follows up on what my colleague Ben Macpherson asked about and what was said earlier about some of the local initiatives. David Hamilton, in your opening remarks, you mentioned the initiative in Lanarkshire, which I know that you have had some involvement in. Will you expand on that to allow the committee to understand what is happening there? I am aware that it is a good piece of work.