As another day on the campaign trail draws to a close, here's a reminder of the key lines that emerged:

• SNP leader John Swinney pledged his party would introduce "first refusal" for tenants to buy private rental homes
• The Scottish Conservatives called the policy "ill thought out", while Labour and the Lib Dems said the SNP had repeatedly failed to tackle the housing crisis
• Reform UK called for more social housing on brownfield sites, while the Scottish Greens have called for "bolder" action and stressed the importance of rent support
• Elsewhere on the campaign trail, the Scottish Tories' leader Russell Findlay said the SNP wasted at least £6.2bn of taxpayers’ money during the last parliamentary session
• Scottish Greens co-leader Ross Greer called for more community green spaces
• Anas Sarwar, the Scottish Labour leader, branded the SNP’s record on cancer waiting times “shameful”
• Speaking for the Lib Dems, Alex Cole-Hamilton said the government needed to fix Scotland's roads to ensure a thriving economy
• Reform UK candidate Helen McDade said her party wants to reform the NHS and cut taxes to stop the "brain drain" of doctors and nurses to other countries

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Today's editor was Paul McLaren and the writer was Craig Hutchison.

The Scottish Greens say they would make sure developers have to include enough community green space when building new houses.

Speaking at a park in Glasgow, the party's co-leader Ross Greer said access to green space across Scotland is "massively unequal" and that it's "overwhelmingly" working class communities who don't have nearly enough access to it.

The Scottish Parliament is made up of 129 MSPs.

Of that total, 73 represent local areas known as constituencies.

The rest of the MSPs are drawn from eight regions which together cover the whole of Scotland. Each region elects seven MSPs.

The regions are:

• Central Scotland and Lothians West
• Edinburgh and Lothians East
• Glasgow
• Highlands and Islands
• Mid Scotland and Fife
• North East Scotland
• South Scotland
• West Scotland

This means that people in Scotland are each represented by eight MSPs - one representing their constituency, and another seven representing their region

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There have been changes to the boundaries for this election so some constituencies and regions have changed name and shape.

You can check what constituency and region you belong in here.

The Scottish government is usually formed from the party that holds the most seats in the parliament, or alternatively a coalition of more than one party.

The government is led by the first minister, who appoints a number of ministers to be in charge of departments such as education, health and finance.

The Scottish Parliament election will take place on Thursday 7 May.

Polling stations will open at 07:00 and close at 22:00.

A total of 129 MSPs will be elected to the parliament, often referred to as Holyrood after the area of Edinburgh where the parliament building stands.

About four million voters will head to the polls to elect the seventh Scottish Parliament.

The last election was in 2021 during the coronavirus pandemic.

Will the goal of 110,000 new affordable homes by 2032 be achieved?published at 15:03 BST

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BBC Scotland: Phil Sim

Since 2021, the SNP has pledged to build 110,000 new affordable homes by 2032.

This includes homes for social rent like council houses as well as properties for rent and sale in the private sector, which are aimed at being affordable to those on low incomes.

It briefly appeared today that the target had been lowered to 100,000, but this turned out to be a typo in a party press release.

Is the goal achievable, though?

Figures released last week stated that 32,479 homes had been completed towards that target since 2022.

Government data shows there was an increase in completions of affordable homes following the pandemic, peaking at over 10,000 in 2022-23.

But the figure has dropped in successive years, and housing charity Shelter Scotland says it is now “highly, external unlikely” the 110,000 target will be met, external.

The government has committed £4.1bn of public funding, external to its Affordable Housing Supply Programme over the next four years, which it says will deliver another 36,000 homes.

Scottish Lib Dem leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has outlined his party's plans to help tackle Scotland's most dangerous roads.

They want to see the development of a dangerous roads programme, based on data from traffic accidents.

Cole-Hamilton says it could be used to trigger actions such as the use of road policing cameras, changes to the speed limit, resurfacing work, improved lighting, or even considering creating new bypasses or dual carriageways.

The Lib Dems also want to see work to dual the A9 road, between Perth and Inverness, speeded up.

And they say they would develop a timetable for dualling the A96 - which runs from Aberdeen to Inverness - within 100 days should they win the 7 May Holyrood election.

Speaking at the Knockhill race track in Fife, Cole-Hamilton said it was "time to fix the damn roads and get Scotland moving again".

Responding to the SNP policy of giving tenants "first refusal" to buy private rental homes , Anna Gardiner from Scottish Land & Estates, says the proposal risks doing real damage to the private rented sector.

The representative of the organisation of rural landlords adds: “Beyond the fundamental question it raises about an individual’s right to sell their property freely, this policy would introduce additional delay, bureaucracy and legal complexity into what should be a straightforward process.

"That will inevitably drive up costs for both landlords and tenants and accelerate the steady exit of landlords from the sector," she says.

According to a poll carried out for BBC Scotland, three topics dominate voters' concerns: the economy, (including the cost of living), health and social care, and immigration.

You can read more about what issues voters said mattered to them here.

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BBC News

As we reported earlier, the Scottish Conservatives are claiming the SNP have wasted at least £6.2bn of taxpayers’ money during the last parliamentary session.

Party leader Russell Findlay says costs like delayed discharge and the building of the new Glasgow prison have contributed to the bill for taxpayers.

Campaigning in Glasgow, Findlay dismissed SNP plans to give renters “first refusal” if a property is sold and said the only way to tackle the housing crisis is to build more homes and remove red tape that delays construction.

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The Scottish Greens will be joined by their Northern Irish counterparts on the campaign trail today.

Mal O’Hara, the leader of the Green Party of Northern Ireland will join Scottish Green co-leader Ross Greer in Glasgow this afternoon.

O’Hara says: “I’m delighted to join the Scottish Greens campaigning in Glasgow and Edinburgh this weekend.

“Across the UK, Green parties are surging."

Greer says: “Its great to have Mal and his team join us in Scotland this weekend. I am proud to be part of a movement that is growing across these islands and beyond"

Eilidh Davies
BBC Scotland

Back to what has been the main theme of the day - John Swinney pledging to help tackle Scotland's housing crisis and help renters get on the housing ladder.

The SNP leader has given more details while visiting eco-housebuilder Makar, near Dores on the outskirts of Inverness.

He says: “I want to make sure we take every step to address the housing challenges we face so can build more houses, create the homes that will work for individuals right across Scotland but especially in remote and rural communities.”

Swinney also says he wants to give private renters first refusal if their home is put up for sale.

“I’m struck by how challenging it is for renters to get on the housing ladder.

“I want to legislate to give those private renters the first right of refusal at an affordable and reasonable price that enables them to stay in the house that they have been living in. I think that is a fair and reasonable thing to do.”

Would you like to be in the audience for BBC Scotland's leaders debate?

The special episode of Debate Night, hosted by Stephen Jardine, will take place between 19:00 and 20:30 on Sunday 12 April in Paisley Town Hall.

The leaders of the Scottish Conservatives, Scottish Greens, Scottish Labour, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Scottish National Party, and Reform UK have been invited to take part.

You can apply to be part of the audience at bbc.co.uk/debatenight or by clicking this link.

Kirsten Campbell
BBC Scotland political correspondent

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Reform UK Scotland’s leader Malcolm Offord popped into an award-winning local cafe in Cowdenbeath for a campaign stop.

He famously enjoys a Scotch pie and tucked into a steaming round of mince and pastry topped with brown sauce, with relish.

As a concession to the watching photographers, he cut the pie in half first, perhaps wary of spilling it or “doing an Ed Miliband”.

A picture of the former Labour leader eating a bacon sandwich became an internet meme.

A quick fix for the problem of Scotland's ferries?published at 12:25 BST

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You have been getting in touch with questions on the issues that are important to you ahead of the Scottish Parliament election. Our team of experts are providing the answers.

Although all the parties spoke about how to solve the the current catalogue of catastrophic CalMac failings, I would like to ask how soon these fixes would be put in place? Eunan Morrison

David Henderson, BBC Scotland correspondent, says:

There may be no quick fix for this ferry crisis. CalMac's problems have been building for years, and they'll take time to untangle.

The ferry operator's hampered by two main issues. Firstly their vessels are ageing and prone to breakdown. Secondly, CalMac has no spare ferries.

So when a single large vessel goes out of service, through breakdown or maintenance, an island community is immediately affected.

CalMac needs more new ferries of the right types, year after year. Younger ferries should break down less often. More ferries mean there's slack in the system if a breakdown does take place.

All the main political parties recognise this but ordering and building ferries can take years. CalMac needs at least one new ferry each year from now on, but the operator relies on the Scottish government to make that happen.

In recent years, the system has struggled to deliver new ferries on time and on budget. So the next first minister - whoever that is - will see this as an urgent and long-term problem to resolve.

And their own reputation for competence will be at stake.

Are Scottish taxpayers better off than the rest of the UK?published at 12:09 BST

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We've been asking for your questions on the issues that are important to you ahead of the Scottish Parliament election on 7 May. Our team of experts will be providing the answers.

How much is the average Scottish taxpayer better off compared to the rest of the UK? David, Glasgow.

Phil Sim, BBC Scotland political correspondent, says:

Since 2018, the Scottish government has operated what it terms a more "progressive" income tax system, which taxes lower earners a little less, and higher earners quite a bit more.

It includes a 19% "starter" rate of tax - below the UK's 20% basic rate - and a trio of higher rates at 42%, 45% and 48%.

On top of this, the SNP has long pledged that a majority of Scots will pay less income tax than they would if they lived elsewhere in the UK.

This is done by trying to figure out how much the median taxpayer earns - the person who would be right in the middle if you lined up everyone in the country from the lowest earner to the highest.

Ministers then arrange the thresholds where different income tax rates kick in to make sure that just over half of Scots pay less tax than they would down south.

This hasn't always been delivered in practice, external, because forecasts aren't always spot on about where the median point is, but this year it's estimated 55% of Scots should end up paying less tax.

However the saving for lower earners is at most £40 a year, while rates are much steeper for higher earners.

Someone earning £50,000 in Scotland will pay almost £1,500 more in income tax than if they lived in England - with Scottish ministers arguing this is in return for better-funded public services.

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The SNP wasted at least £6.2bn of taxpayers’ money during the last parliamentary session, according to the Scottish Conservatives.

They say analysis of the SNP government’s spending, coupled with responses to Freedom of Information requests, have allowed the party to uncover the "shocking sum" that has been lost over the last five years.

Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay says many of the losses are ongoing and could rise even further.

These include the bill for the two Ferguson Marine ferries, which now sits close to £500m.

Findlay accuses the SNP government of “idiotic and epic incompetence”.

“This vast sum of squandered money could and should have been used to cut the taxes of hard-working Scots and improve broken public services," he adds.

Andrew Kerr
BBC Scotland political correspondent

On the SNP pledge to private tenants, the former co-leader of the Scottish Greens, Patrick Harvie, says there could be "merit" to a system that is strongly linked to the valuation rather than an offers-over price.

Harvie says the same option should be given to housing associations so sitting tenants who can't get a mortgage can remain tenants.

He adds: "It is a far better policy than their cash offer for first-time buyers, which would just end up in the seller's pocket and further inflate house prices, making things harder for first-time buyers in the long term."

The Scottish Greens say rent support is just as important and the party wants to see rent control zones established across Scotland as soon as possible.

Kirsten Campbell
BBC Scotland political correspondent

Reform UK activists have been leafleting in Cowdenbeath.

The party is promoting its policies on health and says it wants to reform the NHS and cut taxes to stop the "brain drain" of doctors and nurses to other countries.

On the SNP’s housing policy, election candidate Helen McDade says it is a good soundbite but she isn't sure how it would work in practice.

She says Scotland isn’t a communist country and you can’t force people to sell at a particular price.

McDade argues that more social housing is needed and that more brownfield sites should be developed.