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The Official Report is a written record of public meetings of the Parliament and committees.  

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 3 July 2025
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Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 30 January 2024

Stephanie Callaghan

That is really helpful.

Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 30 January 2024

Stephanie Callaghan

You said that people do not need to have that qualification, so my question was also about how you identify who has those skills. Maybe that question could get rolled in as we go on.

Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 30 January 2024

Stephanie Callaghan

Do you have anything to add to that, John Marr? Do any of the other panel members have different views? If you do, I would be interested to hear them.

Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 30 January 2024

Stephanie Callaghan

I have only one more question, actually, convener.

In its written evidence, the Law Society was keen for greater detail to be included in the bill on the responsible developers scheme and on the cladding assurance register. Do you want to say a bit more on that? Do you have any comments on risks? Are there any recommendations that you would like the committee to make to the Government, for example?

Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 30 January 2024

Stephanie Callaghan

I think that you sum it up very well, John.

Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 30 January 2024

Stephanie Callaghan

I would like to follow that up with Jim McGonigal. I wonder whether part of the challenge is to get all that data together so that we can prioritise the risks that need to be addressed urgently, and use that information to take a wider, more holistic look at the issues that are coming up and what we should be looking to tackle as we move forward. Is that also part of the thinking?

Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 30 January 2024

Stephanie Callaghan

Some of this has been touched on, but clarity is always good. In their written evidence, ABI and UK Finance asked that the bill focus not just on the preservation of life but on the protection of property. Mervyn, you have just spoken about property resilience to prevent total loss. Are there other justifications for that change, or is it about the potential cost for insurers only? What are the implications for the cost of and timescales for remediation work?

Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 30 January 2024

Stephanie Callaghan

I am the MSP for the Uddingston and Bellshill constituency in Lanarkshire.

Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 30 January 2024

Stephanie Callaghan

Gary Strong, on the point that you just made that people have to be competent to do that work, how would you go about defining competence if someone does not have that qualification? You have not had many people applying for the course. Would it be better to target the course at the type of people who have been most interested in it?

Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 30 January 2024

Stephanie Callaghan

Do you have any concerns about the costs and timescales for remediation work?