I thank Pauline McNeill for raising this really important issue, because I have constituency cases about access to suitably sized or affordable accommodation for fathers who want to have a positive relationship with their ex-partners and children. Unless they have entered a legal co-parenting arrangement, that sort of thing is not always reflected, and they do not always get what they wish.
Time is upon us, but there were two other themes that we wanted to discuss and which I am just going to put on the record. Perhaps the witnesses could drop the committee a note with some thoughts on them, or perhaps they could be picked up by the next panel.
First, can we use the social security system in a better way to get the private rented sector to take on more responsibility? There could, perhaps, be partnerships with some of its good providers. Those in the sector have told us that they are up for that sort of approach if they get a long-term commitment and secure financial support, and it would be interesting to hear your views on that.
Secondly, there is the issue of tenancy deposit schemes in local authority areas, which Michelle Ballantyne and I have previously discussed. My experience in Glasgow is that they can be quite good; I think that Ypeople operates the scheme in that city, but the funds at its disposal mean that the vast majority of private rented accommodation is ruled out. Who would fund these kinds of schemes? Can we think more imaginatively about how they might be funded through the social security system, whether at local authority, Scottish Government or UK Government level? I just wonder whether we can be more innovative about this, and we were certainly interested in tenancy deposit schemes in relation to the private rented sector. Does that reflect some of the discussions that we were having before the meeting, Michelle?