First Minister John Swinney has undertaken a reshuffle of his ministerial team – Paul McLennan MSP has now left the Scottish Government.
“Tackling the housing emergency will be at the heart of the Scottish Cabinet” and Mairi McAllan will become Cabinet Secretary for Housing.”
Fiona Campbell, CEO of the Association of Scotland’s Self-Caterers, commented:
“The ASSC warmly welcomes Màiri McAllan back to the Scottish Government in her new role as Cabinet Secretary for Housing and extends our best wishes to Paul McLennan for the future. Addressing Scotland’s housing emergency is an urgent and long-overdue priority. We look forward to working collaboratively with the new Cabinet Secretary to deliver real solutions, such as building more affordable homes and bringing empty properties back into use. It’s vital that future housing policy is grounded in evidence and avoids scapegoating Scotland’s £1bn self-catering sector, which plays an important role in the tourism economy and rural communities.”