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This is an increase of 7% (1,481 homes) on last year, as reported on in the latest set of Scottish Government Quarterly Housing Statistics published on 12 September 2023.
Ultimately if new borrowing is systematically used to cover the cost of anything other than true increments to Scottish Water's assets, future customers would be left paying for more than their appropriate share of the costs.
I am also concerned about its wider roll-out to a new array of venues, especially when many of those venues are pulling themselves up off the mat following the latest hospitality curbs.
It would be worth finding out what the latest situation is in that regard. We could find out whether the workforce and their representatives would be willing to make a submission on the issue.
In this regard we note, as expressed in the latest DLUHC ministerial plan, that a significant part of the activity in Scotland around the UKSPF will be done by a dedicated team at the new UK Government Queen Elizabeth House in Edinburgh.
As I said in my initial answer, the latest condition survey shows that, on the whole, social homes in Scotland are meeting a good standard, but there is always room for improvement.
We know that Professor Alexis Jay wrote to Angela Constance on 26 September, identifying the correction and clarification that she wished to have made.