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As you know, the Scottish Government firmly believes that independence within the EU is the best way to secure Scotland’s future and to protect and enhance the powers of the Scottish Parliament.
There was some agreement that the private rented sector was not always the best place for the most vulnerable people and poorer members of society in Scotland to live in.
The Scottish Government expects that significant powers, such as the power to determine a national ceiling, would best be conferred on the Scottish Ministers.
This is an interesting observation, given other evidence at Stage 1, noted below, that the best way of ensuring that the switch to three-year revaluations will work in practice will be to cut sharply the number of appeals.
We are looking for new ways in which we can have a good relationship in the run-up to those talks to ensure that we have the best advice available in order to secure the best possible deal for Scotland at those important negotiations.
It is important to keep that in mind when we have cross-party group meetings. The issue is how we can be best informed in producing motions and other items in the Parliament.Agreeing to the changes that are set out in the report will be the first step in delivering an effective system.