1. Housing (Scotland) Bill (In Private):

The Committee considered a draft Stage 1 report and agreed to consider it further at its next meeting.

2. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take item 4 in private.

3. Pre-Budget Scrutiny:

The Committee took evidence as part of its Pre-Budget Scrutiny from—

Cllr Katie Hagmann, Resources Spokesperson, COSLA;

Jonathan Belford, Vice Chair, CIPFA Directors of Finance and Chief Financial Officer, Aberdeen City Council;

Paul Manning, Member, SOLACE and Chief Executive, South Lanarkshire Council;

Jamie Robertson, Chair, CIPFA Directors of Finance, and Chief Finance Officer, East Dunbartonshire Council;

and then from—

Shona Robison, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government, Ellen Leaver, Acting Director for Local Government and Ian Storrie, Head of Local Government Finance, Scottish Government.

4. Pre-Budget Scrutiny (In private):

The Committee agreed to defer consideration of the evidence heard to a future meeting.