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I published the consultation document on my final proposal in October 2022, and, as part of that, I had meetings with, among others, the Law Society of Scotland, the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service and the Faculty of Advocates.
Edinburgh, for example, has had the highest increase in rental prices anywhere in the United Kingdom—it was 12.6 per cent between 2022 and 2023. Although supply is flat, demand is rising and therefore, in a perfect market, you would surely assume that more people would enter the market to increase the supply.
Scotland has the strongest tenants’ rights in the world, and the Government acted to mitigate the impact of the cost of living crisis on tenants through the emergency Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022, which protected tenants by stabilising their housing costs and preventing most evictions.
Nevertheless, I point out to Mr Bibby—I think that he is well aware of this point—that the Scottish Government budget has been cut in real terms by 1.2 per cent since 2022-23, and the UK Government has held back £13 billion that was due to come to us.
That brings to a conclusion a significant package of work that was progressed following the implementation of the act, including regulations that were brought into force in December 2022 that gave local authorities a procedure to follow to exempt areas of footway in their areas from the pavement parking prohibitions.
That brings to a conclusion a significant package of work that was progressed following the implementation of the act, including regulations that were brought into force in December 2022 that gave local authorities a procedure to follow to exempt areas of footway in their areas from the pavement parking prohibitions.
Parliament will be aware, from letters that have been shared with the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee, that we engaged with the UK Government in early 2022 to explore routes through which to increase the effectiveness of incorporation.
That success has been demonstrated by the successful policing of the 26th United Nations climate change conference of the parties—COP26—in 2021 and operation unicorn in 2022, and by the policing of the Covid-19 pandemic.