Hansard

The Deputy Presiding Officer (Christine Grahame) SNP

The next item of business is a debate on motion S5M-17892, in the name of Kevin Stewart, on the working group on tenement maintenance. 15:50

The Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning (Kevin Stewart) SNP

I welcome the publication earlier this month of the final recommendations report of the working group on maintenance of tenement scheme property. I commend t...

Andy Wightman (Lothian) (Green) Green

The minister has highlighted challenges, such as the sinking fund. Does he accept that there are plenty of examples around the world of such arrangements tha...

Kevin Stewart SNP

I have not said that it is impossible, and we need to look at what has happened elsewhere to get that absolutely right. I will respond in depth in the autumn...

Graham Simpson (Central Scotland) (Con) Con

I thank the Government for giving up its debating time to debate this issue; the Minister for Europe, Ben Macpherson, who was the initial convener of the wor...

Daniel Johnson (Edinburgh Southern) (Lab) Lab

I, too, begin by reeling off a list of thanks. I thank my fellow members of the cross-party working group. Taking part in such a group has been genuinely ref...

The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP

You must close now.

Daniel Johnson Lab

I will close shortly. For those reasons—

The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP

Now.

Daniel Johnson Lab

I welcome the proposals and look forward to the minister’s statement in the autumn.

The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP

Thank you. I am glad that you understand the word “now”. I call Andy Wightman, who will be followed by Stuart McMillan. The open debate speeches are four min...

Andy Wightman (Lothian) (Green) Green

As other members have done, I thank the minister for making time for the debate and the Scottish Government for providing some critical funding that oiled th...

Stuart McMillan (Greenock and Inverclyde) (SNP) SNP

I thank Graham Simpson for chairing the working group, and Ben Macpherson for doing so beforehand. The work of the group has been a useful exercise and, as o...

Gordon Lindhurst (Lothian) (Con) Con

As a member of the cross-party working group, I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak in the debate. I begin, as others did, by thanking my colleagues—...

Pauline McNeill (Glasgow) (Lab) Lab

There is no Latin in my speech, Presiding Officer. If you hear any, it is there by mistake. First, I thank the members of the working group—Daniel Johnson, ...

The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP

I am afraid that you cannot. I want to leave time for the statement on transvaginal mesh ; I do not want to eat into that time.

Pauline McNeill Lab

That is fine. 16:27

John Mason (Glasgow Shettleston) (SNP) SNP

I am pleased to take part in the debate to mark the launch of this report. As others have said, the subject is difficult and will not be easy to sort, but we...

Annie Wells (Glasgow) (Con) Con

It will come as no surprise to members that I am speaking in today’s debate on tenement maintenance, given that I am a member for Glasgow. Glasgow is famed ...

Maureen Watt (Aberdeen South and North Kincardine) (SNP) SNP

I, too, am pleased to be taking part in the debate, as someone who has attended all the meetings of the working group on tenement maintenance since September...

The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP

You must end there—thank you. I call Daniel Johnson to close for Labour. 16:39

Daniel Johnson Lab

There have been a great number of speeches, and it is notable how much agreement there has been in the chamber. I do not propose to rehearse any of the argum...

Jeremy Balfour (Lothian) (Con) Con

I thank the Government and the minister for making time for the debate, and I am grateful for all the contributions that have come from across the chamber. ...

The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP

I call Kevin Stewart to close for the Government.

Kevin Stewart SNP

How long have I got, Presiding Officer?

The Deputy Presiding Officer SNP

Six minutes. 16:47

Kevin Stewart SNP

I am grateful to all the members who have taken part in today’s debate. The common ground on the points at issue is reflected in the joint motion and the con...