{"id":8238,"date":"2026-05-02T12:29:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T11:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renfrewshirecarers.org.uk\/?p=8238"},"modified":"2026-05-02T12:53:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T11:53:27","slug":"ren-hustings-2026-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renfrewshirecarers.org.uk\/en\/ren-hustings-2026-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"Renfrewshire Carers Centre Hustings Minutes &#8211; 20th March 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8238\" class=\"elementor elementor-8238\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e33a7c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e33a7c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5be2237\" data-id=\"5be2237\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b3c2d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b3c2d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 26-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Renfrewshire Carers Centre Hustings Minutes - 20th March 2026<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-72a453b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"72a453b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-980cb44\" data-id=\"980cb44\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb66921 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb66921\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 26-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><strong><u>Party Representatives in attendance<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><strong>Tom Arthur &#8211; Scottish National Party<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><strong>Neil Bibby\u00a0 &#8211; Scottish Labour<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><strong>Ken Thomson &#8211; Alliance for Democracy and Freedom<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><strong>Jack Hall &#8211; Scottish Conservatives <\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><strong>Grant Toghill &#8211; Scottish Liberal Democrats<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><strong><u>Question 1<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><strong>As a projected number of carers in Scotland are escalating, what steps are we taking now to plan for rise, people have already waited too long for post diagnostic support \u2013 we need the support in place when needed not years later. Equally how are carers going to be supported in Renfrewshire when HSCP are making cuts for Dementia and other services. Carers at crisis point more quickly for them and the person the care for.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><strong><u>Responses<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Jack <\/em><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Not enough people with the correct skills<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Closures<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Training education skills &#8211; lack of funding<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Funding for training in this sector<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Get people trained up<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Tom <\/em><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">90,000 people with Dementia<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Resources and structure are key<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Manifesto<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">25% increase in social care spending<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Also exceeded by half a million<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Cost of living through the roof<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Introducing sectoral bargaining \u2013 more investment into the system<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Structure \u2013 31 varieties<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Low level Dementia \u2013 live at home<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">What can we do around interventions and supports<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Residential Care \u2013 what comes next<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">1<sup>st<\/sup> generation \u2013 poor housing, 2<sup>nd<\/sup> generation \u2013 long stay at psychiatric wards 3<sup>rd<\/sup> generation in residential care 17,000 in 1980 &amp; 3,000 today. Next generation<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Expecting significant breakthrough in Pharmacology<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Neil <\/em><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Agrees with Tom, resources are key<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Research &amp; advances<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Better horizon scanning for emerging treatments<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Need to ringfence finances for specialised meds in the UK<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Increasing problem<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Support current &amp; support future<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Challenge<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Grant <\/em><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Long term planning for support<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">10 year rolling NHS workforce plan<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Right provisions and support in place at the right time<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Social care &amp; homes<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">NI rises \u2013 struggling to keep things afloat<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Long-term plan \u2013 key needs to be agreed across parties<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Ken <\/em><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Why the increase? Vaccine injured Covid, mini strokes<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Respite care for mum \u2013 very difficult<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Support care worker \u2013 woefully inadequate<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Aunt in Dykebar<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Don\u2019t have the facilities to properly deal with this in the hospital bit drained and overcrowded<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">No proper care in the wards<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Priority<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Availability of resources deflated because of covid<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Destroyed the economy<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Economy moving<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">We would give someone a health passport money follows the patient and not NHS \u2013 patient has power of how to spend this where they see fit<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Tom <\/em><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Progress but too many people, \u00a320 million to support people in the community \u2013 progress and still work to be done<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Carer\u2019s Response <\/em><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Still a huge waiting list, could be here for 30 years -LT care, please remember these people aswell as they are part of the Dementia Community and need equal acknowledgement.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><strong><u>Questions 2 <\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><strong>Scottish Integrated Board ( IJB) \u2013 should they be abolished and the responsibility for Social Care to be returned to local authorities for better positioning to deliver person centre care within the region <\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><strong><u>Responses<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Neil<\/em><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Integrated Joint Board in crisis in terms of funding <\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Challenge for all parties- how would be find the money?<\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>HSC system in too much bureaucracy compared to the population<\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Is this the case of IJB? Important to have good relationships with council &amp; health board<\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Think need to review the whole IJB to ensure it is working and meeting the needs of people<\/em><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Jack<\/em><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Need to get rid of IJB<\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Cover for Counsellors<\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Funding to be put back into resources<\/em><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Neil<\/em><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Not introduces by labour &#8211; was SNP<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Ken<\/em><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Accountability is important<\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Huge power to receive<\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Counsellors already on IJB <\/em><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Tom<\/em><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>From September, Carers Rep will have to vote on IJB <\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Step in the right direction<\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Why were IJB created in the first place? <\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Why created, Staff representative of integration in most areas of IJB<\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>East Renfrewshire \u2013 2006 Community HSCP <\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Social Care &amp; Health Care \u2013 where two different entities<\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Need to get round a table and work together <\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>30 \u2013 31 Local Authorities \u2013 31 different approaches <\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Thoughts of National Care Service<\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Concern \u2013 not seeing the outcomes of integration that is intended<\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Not lost \u2013 as back to back to local care<\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Moving to East\/West region<\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Needs to be for more interpreted<\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Reform structures <\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>After a decade \u2013 not reaching outcomes <\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Lived experience will have vote in IJB\u2019s<\/em><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>IJB<\/em><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Cuts in June<\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Vote in September<\/em><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Neil <\/em><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Cuts in daycare <\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Who are IJB health reps <\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Who do we contact?<\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>How?<\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Carers were unable to feed in their views <\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Faceless democracy <\/em><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Grant <\/em><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Agree with Tom \u2013 needs reviewing <\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Decisions should be made at local level <\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Does it make sense to go back to local level?<\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Greater Glasgow &amp; Clyde Health Board cover 5 local authorities <\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Disjointed \u2013 doesn\u2019t marry up with Social Care coverage<\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Await legislation in September before doing anything<\/em><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Carer Response <\/em><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Health board \u2013 no accountability<\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Best situation is a tie <\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>IJB in Renfrewshire \u2013 systematic demises of Learning Disability Social Care Services centres &amp; buildings closing with no accountability <\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Only hope is to sway the counsellors to be able to put forward carers views and try get IJB to listen to the concerns of the community which isn\u2019t happening \u2013 not working for the community<\/em><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><strong><u>Question 3<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><strong>When is Renfrewshire Council going to include a learning base hub to all schools and future schools to further add extra spaces for special needs support for disabled children in Renfrewshire? Breakout areas (as being used in builds) are not proper support for children with special needs.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><strong><u>Responses<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Tom<\/em><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Frustrations of teachers <\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Can\u2019t make these decisions locally<\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>What is required under statute? Not standing for Renfrewshire Council <\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Expectations should be that it is not enough to included people in school estate <\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Needs to be individual board<\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Education Statutory responsibility <\/em><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Grant<\/em><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Scottish Parliament\u2019s responsibility <\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>New school just built \u2013 parents have voices <\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Budgets to councils \u2013 lack of investment dictates support needs schools <\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Why are council opening without proper planning for new schools <\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Future schools should have better planning <\/em><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Ken<\/em><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Give budget to pupils to spend \u2013 drive change <\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Drive innovation &amp; development in services <\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Lost in big pot<\/em><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Neil<\/em><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Major issues for kids with ASN \u2013 need to get it right for them and every child in the school as the lack of support is impacting all of the kids<\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Standards in school are falling and increase f violence <\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Ensuring children who have additional support needs \u2013 funding <\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Resources are key issue \u2013 cuts having an impact<\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Unless this changes there will be more of the same <\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Labours Focus is for a Local Democracy Act for local authority<\/em><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Jack<\/em><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Resources, Spending and Budgets are key<\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Council decision \u2013 increase 7% budget <\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Making sure choices spent in the right areas<\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Renfrewshire Council cuts to Education, Special Needs Education &amp; Daycare Centres. Would like to see reversed <\/em><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Carers Response <\/em><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Counsellors can make into a law that all new schools have to have a base <\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Break out rooms are not working for children \u2013 can make this a law<\/em><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Tom<\/em><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Option in next Parliament depending on the Government and who is elected to face these challenging issues<\/em><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><strong><em><u>Question 4 <\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><strong>What do you plan to do regarding the lack of housing in Renfrewshire giving the lack of all level properties and Bungalows, overcrowding and adequate adaptations to enable people to stay in their own homes?<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><strong><u>Responses<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Neil<\/em><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Desperate need to make more homes<\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Housing emergency<\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Condition of houses \u2013 damp &amp; mould <\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Making sure homes are adaptable and accessible for those with mobility issues <\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Want to build 125,000 new homes over the next 5 years, 25,000 per year \u2013 Council, Sold &amp; Private <\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Safe housing from Scottish Law<\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Will look at planning laws to simplify the process for homes to get built important to get investment<\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Adaptations \u2013 void housing stock <\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Cost of buildings increased energy costs (challenges)<\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Schemes in UK \u2013 standardised housing &amp; modular housing \u2013 if enough on major scale costings going down<\/em><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><strong><em><u>Additional Question on same issue<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><strong>Learning disability Future Planning \u2013 what are the plans around housing for people with Learning Disabilities?\u00a0 Need homes for everyone including Learning Disability supported living accommodation.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><strong><u>Responses<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Jack<\/em><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Agree housing emergency across the board <\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Need to build more homes <\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Focus has been regulation rather than building <\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Wants Council &amp; Government to work together<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><em><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Tom <\/span><\/em><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Big issue in the UK <\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Market, economy &amp; fiscal issues &#8211; challenging for Government <\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Budgets not in the best place with inflation<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">War \u2013 more external <\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Plan to be innovative <\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Quantity \u2013 Government work to drive up private investment <\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Rent controls \u2013 balance to strike <\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Facilitating affordable homes part of private developments but also housing associations<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Stopping the right to buy<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Other models <\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Caution \u2013 focus on quantity <\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Must also remember quality <\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Communities, facilities etc services &#8211; remember past war \u2013 quality too<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Quality for everyone<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">National planning \u2013 for everyone <\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">What about infrastructure? That is important too. <\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><em><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Ken <\/span><\/em><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Bring back right to buy <\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Would increase investment <\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Immigration issues have been prioritised <\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Sale of amount improves local area<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Quality housing \u2013 agree with Tom<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Local architecture <\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Tom<\/em><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Immigrants \u2013 make contributions (social care &amp; hospitality)<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Carer Response<\/em><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Selling land \u2013 why not rebuilding houses, where does the money go?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Tom<\/em><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Decision locally<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Jack<\/em><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">3000 new homes \u2013 not enough schools<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Now paying costs<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Tom<\/em><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Planning can be an issue \u2013 only where something happens people engage with it \u2018gravity\u2019<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">LA \u2013 do have to consult in local development plan with local people<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Once agreed, planning application submitted must be agreed with local development plan<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Challenges &#8211; time consuming, how do carers make time?<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Need cross party consensus \u2013 work with RCC help to shape communities<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Grant <\/em><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Bungalows<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Down scaling is an issue<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Needs to be different types of housing rather than defaulting to bigger family houses<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Social housing focus<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Carer\u2019s \u00a0Response <\/em><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">6 year old son \u2013 vulnerable<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Only option is flat<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Disgrace<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Thousands of emails been sent and son still in unsafe environment<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">No end in sight<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Lots of children In same boat<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Can\u2019t have communal areas<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Neil <\/em><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">In this case \u2013 quantity is needed<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Modular housing &#8211; needs to be key<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Tom<\/em><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Cuts to vulnerable<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">How politician discuss<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Want to see people working together<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Last 7 days \u2013 disability assisted dying bill was respectful &#8211; debate was fantastic<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Challenge or next parliament \u2013 remember what measured debate<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Cuts to underfunding over this session<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Funding has gone up and so has cost 22&amp; \u00bd billion<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Challenge that IJB are facing issues \u2013 total amount of resources \u2013 2027 \u2013 2028<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Pay for social care \u2013 budget in collective bargaining<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Acute services \u2013 community &amp; social care<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">There needs to be a bridge built into that system<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Difficult parallel current funding<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Need consensus<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Whoever is elected need to put the interest of people first<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">The debate -but don\u2019t let that get in the way of working together<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Jack\u00a0 <\/em><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Funding increase across the board<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Issues \u2013 where the money has been spent<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Needs to be looked at<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">When funding decreased, difficult to say where coming from &amp; handled<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Has it been taking from another service<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Wasteful spending needs to be reduced<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">National Care Service \u2013 voted against this, National Care service extra layers of management whilst takes away from supports on the ground<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Ken<\/em><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Economy is key<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Inflation going up and swallowing up funding<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Not enough focus in Scotland on taxing on businesses<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Begging bowl to use of money<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Raise money in Scotland &amp; spend in Scotland<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Scottish Parliament \u2013 huge amount of money<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Over Governed<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Need to focus on priorities enterprise when investment is created for economy and spending<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Grant<\/em><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Understanding of concerns<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Need to work together to work with other parties to get best outcome<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">How do we get things done?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Neil<\/em><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Needs to grow economy<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Period of low economy growth<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">House building<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Energy sector to come down \u2013 needs implemented\/investment<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Defence<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Devolution settlement \u2013 50% to Scottish Parliament<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Choice to be made for taxes, NI, employer\u2019s contributions but raised \u00a320 billion spending in the UK<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Need to look at outcomes, cutting waste &#8211; national care sector, what would be the outcome?<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Social Care Workers \u2013 need to improve pay<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><strong><em><u>Question 5<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><strong>Unpaid carers -why not being paid \u00a312.12 per hour? Day care being cut \u2013 have to give up work, what will we do?<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Neil <\/em><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Scottish Parties \u2013 not working for people in Scotland<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Will respond more fully to this question in writing as Q&amp;A session time is up.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><strong>Summing Up<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Ken<\/em><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Want brew money to change \u2013 radical changes<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">One idea \u2013 negative income tax \u2013 minimum level<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Away from UC \u2013 basic level of income from everyone<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Improve lives of people<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">HMRC<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Want people to be able to work extra<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Not means listed<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Grant <\/em><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Want change<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Personnel care for older people<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Private members bill<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">How do we engage with carers &amp; improve circumstances<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Massive appointments<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Fight for people<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Neil <\/em><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Thanked us &amp;<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Change of Government &#8211; Scottish Government not working for people<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Cut waste<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Not making promises<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Basics need to be right eg GP appointments, non-residential care packages.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Local \u2013 wants to work to get voice of carers heard, DR Centre &amp; daycare challenges<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\"><em>Tom<\/em><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Thanked RCC &amp; Panel<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Acknowledged role of Carers<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Heart of good things SNP have done have come from carers directly.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Reflective in role in parliament \u2013 easy to become removed, easy to get caught up in systems<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f2d76;\">Important to me to engage directly with carers &amp; 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