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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 4 May 2021
  6. Session 6: 13 May 2021 to 8 April 2026
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Finance and Public Administration Committee

Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill: Financial Memorandum

Meeting date: 6 February 2024

John Mason

I return to the convener’s line of questioning on administration costs. Paragraph 47 of the financial memorandum mentions a figure of £61 million. I was a little unclear about its other mention of 11 per cent. What was that £61 million 11 per cent of?

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill: Financial Memorandum

Meeting date: 6 February 2024

John Mason

Is that IT refresh or whatever in your budget for the coming year?

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill: Financial Memorandum

Meeting date: 6 February 2024

John Mason

Mr Halcro Johnston referred to the crisis reserve. Is that the same as the national reserve that is referred to?

Social Justice and Social Security Committee

Homelessness and Temporary Accommodation

Meeting date: 1 February 2024

John Mason

Thanks very much.

My main question is for Mr Cameron. In your submission, you have suggested that there has been a lower turnover of social lets or lets from RSLs. Can you give us a bit more on that? Why do you think that that is the case? Presumably, people are dying at much the same rate as they always did.

Social Justice and Social Security Committee

Homelessness and Temporary Accommodation

Meeting date: 1 February 2024

John Mason

But whether people move or stay does not affect the total number of houses available, does it?

Social Justice and Social Security Committee

Social Security Scotland

Meeting date: 1 February 2024

John Mason

I accept that things are changing at the moment and that you are taking on new stuff, so it is quite hard, but should there not be some kind of target? Otherwise is there not a danger that costs will run away with themselves? We look at charities and say that, if they are spending 10 per cent on admin, there is something wrong.

Social Justice and Social Security Committee

Social Security Scotland

Meeting date: 1 February 2024

John Mason

Briefly, if you would. We have a lot of questions.

Social Justice and Social Security Committee

Homelessness and Temporary Accommodation

Meeting date: 1 February 2024

John Mason

Thanks very much. I will leave it at that, convener.

Social Justice and Social Security Committee

Homelessness and Temporary Accommodation

Meeting date: 1 February 2024

John Mason

Are discretionary housing payments helping with any of this?

Social Justice and Social Security Committee

Homelessness and Temporary Accommodation

Meeting date: 1 February 2024

John Mason

Unless anyone else wants to come in, that is all.