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At the new Scots national conference last Friday, we asked people with lived experience and support services how we could enable people, communities and organisations to participate in engagement to shape that strategy.
What analysis has the Scottish Government done on the impacts of the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Bill on housing availability in rural and island areas?
Renewable energy is key to tackling the climate emergency, securing Scotland’s energy supply and dealing with the cost of living crisis. Will the minister outline how all that will be delivered, given the timescales that I have referred to?
Covid-19 (Recovery) (Support for Young People in Glasgow) To ask the Scottish Government how its policies across government will support young people living in Glasgow to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Most social landlords conduct limited consultation of tenants and present them with no choice other than to accept a rent increase. The tenants union Living Rent is calling for statutory and binding rent consultations that present a real choice to tenants and empower them to reject rent increases if they wish to do so.
Will he explain how his fares hikes are compatible with action on the climate emergency and the soaring cost of living that commuters face? As I have made clear, the situation is regrettable but necessary.
We need to deal with the unacceptable rent increases that some people have been living with. I welcome the minister’s assurance that reforming the private rented sector remains high on the agenda.
It is undeniable that citizens in our country face a significant cost of living crisis, which will become ever-more severe over the winter months due to the significant increases in fuel and food prices that are prevalent at the moment.