Ms Miriam Delaney:

We are talking about the Scottish example. The town centre action plan was commissioned by the Scottish Government in 2012. The Scottish Government formed Scotland's Towns Partnership the following year. It took a year to form that body. Two years later, the principle of putting town centres first was brought in. This obliges Departments and local authorities to consider town centre properties first. Vacant town centre properties therefore become the first port of call for new health centres, schools, Department or local authority buildings.