Thu 7 Jan, 2021
The Scottish Greens have welcomed confirmation that the ban on evictions will be extended following pressure from Ross Greer MSP.
The West Scotland MSP had challenged the First Minister to extend the ban after Monday's lockdown announcement, saying that evicting people during this fresh outbreak would be “downright dangerous”.
Following today's announcement, the Greens have now called on the Scottish Government to introduce a permanent ban on evictions every winter, a measure which is commonplace across Europe.
Ross Greer MSP said: