Supported by: Miles Briggs*, Annie Wells*, Annabelle Ewing*, Alexander Stewart*, Murdo Fraser*, Bill Kidd*, Stuart McMillan*, Jeremy Balfour*, Sue Webber*, David Torrance*, Marie McNair*, Foysol Choudhury*, Colin Beattie* *S6M-15392 John Mason: Affordable Homes Budget—That the Parliament notes the UK Budget of 30 October 2024 and, in particular, the reported indication of £3.4 billion extra spending for Scotland, including £600 million for capital expenditure; believes that there will be many demands in relation to how that extra capital spending should be used, including for affordable housing or for dualling the A9; regrets that there have reportedly been around eight deaths per year on the A9 between Perth and Inverness since 1979, and extends its condolences to the families and friends affected; understands, however, that there have been over 500 excess winter deaths in Scotland per year, partly caused, it believes, by homelessness or living...