Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 25 March 2026 [Draft]
25 Mar 2026 · S6 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Portfolio Question Time
First-time Buyers
Not for the first time—and probably not for the last—I completely disagree with Meghan Gallacher’s assessment. The individuals in Scotland who have benefited from our open market shared equity scheme do not consider it “inadequate”, as she has put it. I am sure that there are people throughout Scotland who consider the prospect of £10,000 support for their deposit to be very attractive.
What does not help first-time buyers—nor others throughout Scotland—is the mortgage volatility that we have experienced, which was triggered not least by Liz Truss’s disastrous budget.
Members: Oh!
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4. Meghan Gallacher (Central Scotland) (Con)
Con
To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting first-time buyers. (S6O-05712)
The Cabinet Secretary for Housing (Màiri McAllan)
SNP
I have heard from many young people—and, increasingly, not so young people—in Scotland for whom the hopeful prospect of owning their own home one day is beco...
Meghan Gallacher
Con
My supplementary is on those first-time buyer schemes. The Scottish National Party has tried such schemes before, but with little to no success, because they...
Màiri McAllan
SNP
Not for the first time—and probably not for the last—I completely disagree with Meghan Gallacher’s assessment. The individuals in Scotland who have benefited...
The Deputy Presiding Officer (Annabelle Ewing)
SNP
Members!
Màiri McAllan
SNP
Equally, the prospect of scrapping the land and buildings transaction tax or stamp duty land tax is for the birds, and I am afraid that it demonstrates that ...
The Deputy Presiding Officer (Annabelle Ewing)
SNP
Fulton MacGregor has a supplementary question.
Fulton MacGregor (Coatbridge and Chryston) (SNP)
SNP
I never pressed the request-to-speak button.
The Deputy Presiding Officer (Annabelle Ewing)
SNP
I beg your pardon. That was my fault.