We will deal with the petitions separately when we discuss recommendations, but will consider them together today, given their similarity.PE1261, by David Middleton, on behalf of Sustainable Communities (Scotland), calls on Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to promote better regulation of houses in multiple occupation by the following: by giving licensing authorities clear powers to refuse to grant HMO licences where they would affect the amenity of the local area, or would breach planning policy or the requirement for planning permission; by ensuring that planning permission is a prior condition for all HMO licensing; and by introducing more rigorous enforcement of penalties for illegally operated HMOs, including powers of closure and substantial financial penalties to contribute to the cost of enforcement.PE1281, by Graham White, on behalf of North Kelvin Residents Group, calls on the Scottish Parliament to do the following: to urge the Scottish Government to make planning permission a prerequisite of the granting of an HMO licence; to amend or enact laws to control the density of HMOs; to give councils full powers of closure in instances of non-compliant multiple occupancy operation and to increase the fines for that; and to deem local residents' multiple objections to an application to be sufficient reason to refuse or refuse to renew an HMO licence.A number of members whose areas are most directly affected by HMOs have expressed...