To respond to the two requests made to me in your letter in turn: 1) to urge you to arrange a meeting with the Secretary of State for Scotland, Douglas Alexander MP, and with your counterparts in the UK Government, in order to agree a solution to provide financial assistance to homeowners and tenants affected by RAAC Both the former Minister for Housing and I have written on several occasions to the UK Government advocating for the setting up of a national RAAC remediation fund.