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Good morning. My first question is for Fionna Kell. When can people who already live in buildings of developers that have signed up to the accord expect work to start on their buildings?

Thanks for that, minister.

You have already spoken about legislation, and the Scottish Government said that it would explore legislative options to safeguard residents and home owners. Will you outline what those options are? What, if anything, would trigger their introduction and use?

I have one final, general question for both of you. Fionna, you have already spoken about what is happening elsewhere in the UK. How does the progress of the cladding remediation work in Scotland compare with that in the rest of the UK? Can any other lessons be learned for Scotland?

Thanks for that, minister.

Thank you very much for that.

Convener, I want to put on record that my son is working on properties, and doing remediation work on cladding at the moment.

How long do you anticipate it taking to agree the remediation contracts with the developers who have already signed up to the accord? When might residents expect work on their buildings to start?

I have a question that is probably for Helen Shaw. You mentioned that, last year, you wrote to all social landlords asking them to consider the systems that they have in place to ensure that their homes are not affected by mould and damp. Do they have those systems in place now and how will you check that they are ensuring that?

This question is probably for Callum Chomczuk and Helen Shaw.

Along with ALACHO and the SFHA, the SHR and CIHS produced a briefing note for social landlords on dampness. How will you ensure that the good practice in the briefing is being implemented? Is it being implemented more widely and is any follow-up work planned?

Good morning, panel. I have a specific question for Rosemary Agnew. We have spoken about complaints. Will you give us an overview of the scale of complaints that you get about social landlords’ services, specifically those that relate to tackling dampness and mould in housing? What are the key problems and outcomes in any complaints that you have considered? On top of that, given the increased focus on dampness and mould, do you expect an increase in the number of complaints? What do you expect social landlords to do now to address such complaints?

Perfect. Thank you.