Chamber and committees

Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

Meeting Minutes

26th Meeting, 2022

Date: Tuesday, November 1, 2022
Session: 6
Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room
Meeting opened at: 09:17
Meeting closed at: 12:26
Published: Tuesday, November 1, 2022 02:35pm

Committee Members Attendees

1 Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take items 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 in private.

2 Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill (UK Parliament legislation):

The Committee took evidence on legislative consent memorandum LCM-S6-23 from—

Tom Arthur, Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth, Cara Davidson, Head of Environment and Energy, Planning, Architecture & Regeneration Division and Liz Pringle, Head of Digital Planning Service, Planning, Architecture & Regeneration Division, Scottish Government.

3 Understanding barriers to local elected office:

The Committee took evidence from—

Jessie Duncan, Development Officer, Engender;

Talat Yaqoob, Consultant and Co-Founder, Women 50:50;

Hannah Stevens, Chief Executive, Elect Her;

and then from—

Councillor Shona Morrison, President and Alexis Camble, Policy and Participation Officer, Equalities, COSLA.

4 Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill (UK Parliament legislation) (in private)

The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting and agreed to write to the UK Government.

5 Understanding barriers to local elected office (in private):

The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

6 Community Empowerment Act (in private):

The Committee agreed its approach to post-legislative scrutiny of part 2 of the Act.

7 Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act (in private):

The Committee agreed its approach to the scrutiny of reports laid under Part 1 of the Act.

8 Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2023/24 (in private):

The Committee agreed a draft letter.