I take this opportunity to thank the committee for its time and effort in undertaking its inquiry and producing its very detailed report. I also put on the record my thanks to the organisations and individuals who presented written and oral evidence to the committee during the inquiry. As the convener rightly said, the report is wide ranging. That speaks to the vast complexities and...
I very much agree with that. One action that we have been taking, as I mentioned, is through climate action hubs, which are about helping to lever in public and private finance and to co-ordinate and bring together communities to direct support and assistance in local areas. To date, we have supported two pathfinder hubs to do exactly that. Both hubs are community-led organisations that were...
On the point about guidance, yes, there needs to be guidance, but that needs to be developed in partnership with local government, and not be top-down guidance from Government—the member gave the impression that he was asking for the latter. That is very much the approach that we want to take. Of course, the intelligence unit is one of the routes by which we can achieve the guidance that...
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Entered the Scottish Parliament on 6 May 1999 — Election
Also represented Central Scotland
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