To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will give an outline of the voluntary accreditation scheme for private landlords, as referred to in A Partnership for a Better Scotland. The intention is that schemeswill be established locally on a voluntary basis by local authorities and landlordsworking in partnership, and work is in progress to provide suitable advice and guidance.Communities Scotland has commissioned a project to be completed by the springof next year, which will develop an appropriate set of core standards to which accreditationcould refer, together with good practice for private landlords.