 The first item of business this afternoon is Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body question time. To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what steps it is taking to prevent illegal camps being set up on the Parliament's estate. Andy Wightman I thank the member for his question. Members will note that the unlawful camp on the Parliament's land was removed last week, and fencing was erected across part of the Parliament's estate. Fencing is a temporary measure to allow remedial work to the landscaping to take place. The corporate body also tends to consider possible longer term measures. We are conscious that any such measures must be effective both in terms of cost and function. They would also have to be sympathetic to the landscape and to maintain freedom of access to the many who come to the public areas of the Parliament's estate to protest peacefully and lawfully or to simply enjoy the surroundings. Adam Tomkins I thank the member for that answer. I want to make it plain first that I make absolutely no criticism of the parliamentary authorities over the wholly admirable way in which they have dealt with the lawful removal of the illegal indie camp from the Parliament's estate. I am concerned, as many members will be, that illegal camps should not be set up on the Parliament's estate in the first place. Of course, the public has the right to peaceful protest, but not where that protest interferes with the rights of others, causes physical damage to the Parliament's grounds or is incompatible with the nature of the Parliament's grounds, which the Court of Session has said are unsuitable as campsites. Let me ask what the parliamentary corporate body can do and what it is doing to ensure that such disruptive, aggressive and illegal behaviour is not allowed to recur on the Parliament's grounds. Andy Wightman Andy Wightman Well indeed, it is too soon to say exactly what the corporate body might be doing in response to this. We are considering landscaping works on the grounds. That is one obvious possibility, but there is a limit to what one can do, lawfully, to prevent incursions on to the parliamentary estate without interfering with legitimate rights to access our land. In addition to proportion of physical barriers, of course, it has now been demonstrated that there are legal remedies that can be used successfully if further encampments are attempted. Should note, of course, that the form of protest that was the subject of the recent Court judgment is not one that is guaranteed under convention rights. We understand that protesters plan to seek leave to appeal to the Supreme Court, but we are confident that the order that we achieved from the courts and the precedent that has been set in this instance, together with works that might be on-going to landscaping, will help to limit the risks of that happening again, because I would stress that Parliament very much welcomes legitimate protest, legitimate demonstrations and the freedom of the public to access the parliamentary estate. Edward Mountain To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what assessment has been made of the drainage on the roof of the garden lobby. David Stewart Thank you, Presiding Officer. An inspection of the roof was carried out in 2007 by our property service consultants, Lee Boyd. The garden lobby roof consists of stainless steel roof lights designed as leaves positioned close together, and this, combined with the three-dimensional form, creates a complex roof arrangement. Their inspection confirmed that the design can lead to water pooling in certain areas after heavy or persistent rainfall. The bespoke roof has shallow falls and raised seams, which are part of the original architectural design. Our consultants will be able to advise that that does not affect the roof's waterproof structure. As a result, we clean the roof wriggly to maintain its appearance and to check that the drainage points are clear and free-flowing. Edward Mountain As we have heard, water continually sits on the garden lobby roof. Despite the roof being regularly cleaned, algae growth continues within a couple of weeks of cleaning. As a qualified chartered surveyor, I am concerned that the obvious design defect that should have been rectified when the roof was built will result in the premature failure of the roof. What is the annual cost for cleaning the roof, which appears to be done on a three-to-four-week basis? Will it not be better to fix the problem now rather than continually to clean it? David Stewart I thank the member for his question. Clearly, he is very knowledgeable in those matters as a qualified surveyor. I will write to him with the annual costs that he has requested. The consultants found in 2007 that pooling does not affect the integrity of the structure, so we have therefore chosen to manage it through our planned maintenance regime. Alexander Stewart To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it will consider installing additional boiling water dispensers in the building in light of health and safety concerns. David Stewart The Corporate Body currently has no plans to install additional hot water boilers in the member's block. There is no mains water available other than at the north end of the corridors. The showers in the toilets at the other end are tank-fed water and therefore not of equality suitable for teapoints and plumbing mains water to the end of the corridor would incur considerable and substantial costs. Teapoints are provided at all levels of the MSP block and where possible, doors are held open to allow unrestricted access along the corridors. Alexander Stewart Can I ask what measure are in place regarding risk management assessments to deal with any drinks villages in the building? David Stewart Thank you, Presiding Officer, and I thank the member for that question. Clearly, any spillages should be reported to Facilities Management Help Desk, who will promptly inform the cleaning team. We have not received any reports of accidents over the last 12 months, and we strongly encourage members, staff and visitors to report accidents through the health and safety reporting site. That will allow us to identify problems and take appropriate remedial action. Stewart McMillan Thank you, Presiding Officer, to ask the Scottish Parliament Corporate Borry what it does with unsold food from eating facilities in the building. Gordon MacDonald It is estimated that only 4 per cent of food at Holyrood goes to waste. That is because staff work with the contractor to minimise waste, including the recent introduction of a waste monitoring system that helps staff to understand how much and where the food is being wasted, so that they can take the appropriate measures. All food waste is collected by the waste disposal contractor and taken away for industrial composting. Stewart McMillan Thank you, Gordon MacDonald, for the answer. I was made aware of the situation of food waste in the past few weeks by staff members of an MSP after they questioned catering staff as to where unsold food goes to. I would like to ask the corporate bodies to consider distributing unsold food to any local organisation who could help or be in a position to help people who are homeless or others who are in need. Certainly, when it comes to any of unsold food, that food will be very much welcomed. Gordon MacDonald I thank the member for that question. I share some of the concerns and what we could do. However, any packaged food will be kept until the use-by-day and will be classed as waste. Any unpackaged food that has been fully prepared and served is no longer temperature controlled and therefore becomes a risk for human consumption and has to be classed as waste. I am aware that that question was raised earlier this year at a previous corporate body question time, and I am aware that officials keep that under regular review. That concludes corporate body question time. We now move on to the next item of business. I will give a few minutes for people to arrange themselves suitably.