03/02/2015
Louise White asks if the UK should be the first country to legalise three-parent babies and how difficult it is to rent a good home in Scotland.
Louise asks: Should the UK become the first country to legalise 3 person babies?
MPs will have a free vote this afternoon on whether to allow the creation of babies with DNA from three people.
The technique aims to help women at risk of passing on serious and often life threatening genetic diseases.
Britain would be the first country to legalise the procedure and it's estimated it could help around 150 couples a year.
The technique has the backing of major scientific bodies and government support, but has been opposed by Church leaders.
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How difficult is it to rent a good home in Scotland? That's what Louise White is asking on Morning Call.
People have been struggling to find suitable private-rented accommodation in Scotland, according to a report.
The Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL) attributed the problem to a shortage of supply after a poll found 43% of people looking to rent in the past five years had found it "quite difficult" or "very difficult" to find a suitable property.
Other issues raised by people looking to rent included poor treatment by landlords and value for money.
Shelter Scotland say that a chronic shortage of affordable social housing has driven more and more people into Scotland's private rented sector.
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