Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Meeting Minutes
4th Meeting, 2022
- Date: Tuesday, February 1, 2022
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room
- Meeting opened at: 10:00
- Meeting closed at: 12:23
- Published: Wednesday, February 2, 2022 11:07am
Committee Members Attendees
- Ariane Burgess (Convener)
- Willie Coffey (Deputy Convener)
- Miles Briggs (Member)
- Graeme Dey (Member)
- Meghan Gallacher (Member)
- Mark Griffin (Member)
- Paul McLennan (Member)
1 Declaration of interests:
Graeme Dey was invited to declare any relevant interests. Graeme Dey indicated that he had no interests to declare.
2 Choice of Deputy Convener:
The Committee chose Willie Coffey as its Deputy Convener.
3 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee decided to take items 5, 6 and 7 in private.
4 National Planning Framework 4 :
The Committee took evidence from—
Tony Cain , Policy Manager, Association of Local Authority Chief Housing Officers;
Andrew Fyfe, Chair, Scottish Housing with Care Task Force;
Tony Aitken, Vicechair of the Scottish Property Federation Planning & Development Committee, Scottish Property Federation;
David Stewart, Policy Lead, Scottish Land Commission;
Nicola Barclay, Chief Executive, Homes for Scotland.
The following interests were declared—
Meghan Gallacher as a councillor in North Lanarkshire Council.
Paul McLennan as a councillor in East Lothian Council.
5 Medium Term Financial Strategy Review:
The Committee agreed to write to the Finance and Public Administration Committee.
6 Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill:
The Committee considered its approach to the scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1 and agreed to—
- its approach to evidence taking
- a joint call for views with the other committees considering this Bill
- write to the Social Justice and Social Security Committee on the Bill
- agree to consider future draft Stage 1 reports in private
7 Scottish Social Housing Charter:
The Committee agreed to—
- take evidence from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government
- write to organisations inviting their views on the changes to the Charter
- decide on any further oral evidence based on the responses from those
organisations
8 National Planning Framework 4 (In Private):
The Committee considered evidence heard earlier in the meeting.