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Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee


Minutes: 14 May 2025

Wednesday, 14 May 2025

14th Meeting, 2025

Start time: 06:51pm
End time: 08:20pm
Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
Published: Thursday, 15 May 2025
Also present:
  • Shirley-Anne Somerville, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Maggie Chapman, Willie Rennie, Rachael Hamilton, Graham Simpson, Daniel Johnson and Paul Sweeney.

Minutes


1. Housing (Scotland) Bill:

The Committee considered the Bill at Stage 2 (Day 3). 

The following amendments were agreed to (without division): 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 333, and 334. 

The following amendments were agreed to (by division)— 

155 (For 4, Against 3, Abstentions 0) 

329 (For 6, Against 1, Abstentions 0) 

330 (For 6, Against 1, Abstentions 0) 

331 (For 6, Against 1, Abstentions 0) 

332 (For 4, Against 3, Abstentions 0).

The following amendments were disagreed to (by division)—  

 449 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0) 

157 (For 3, Against 4, Abstentions 0) 

110 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0) 

237 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0) 

324A (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0) 

111 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0) 

325A (For 2, Against 4, Abstentions 1) 

112 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0) 

113 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 0) 

158 (For 1, Against 6, Abstentions 0) 

424 (For 1, Against 6, Abstentions 0) 

329E (For 1, Against 6, Abstentions 0) 

329F (For 1, Against 6, Abstentions 0) 

329J (For 1, Against 6, Abstentions 0) 

329M (For 1, Against 6, Abstentions 0) 

214 (For 3, Against 4, Abstentions 0) 

332A (For 1, Against 6, Abstentions 0) 

332B (For 1,  Against 6, Abstentions 0) 

332G (For 1, Against 6, Abstentions 0) 

332H (For 1, Against 6, Abstentions 0) 

215 (For 3, Against 4, Abstentions 0). 

Amendment 29 was moved and, no member having objected, withdrawn. 

The following amendments were pre-empted: 153 and 154. 

The following amendments were not moved: 6, 450, 156, 481, 482, 7, 109, 8, 9, 483, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 484, 16, 485, 17, 18, 19, 20, 137, 486, 58, 59 (and as a consequence 59A and 59B), 159, 160, 425, 60, 329A, 329B, 329C, 329D, 329K, 329G, 329H, 329I, 329L, 332C, 332D, 332E, 332F, 47, 30, 31,48, 32, 33, 216, 217, 49, 61 (and as a consequence 61A and 61B), 62, 63 (and as a consequence 63A), 64 (and as a consequence 64A, 64B and 64C) and 34.  

The following provisions were agreed to as amended: sections 15, 16, 17 and 18. 

 The Committee ended consideration of the Bill for the day amendment 34 having been disposed of. 


2. Scottish Public Services Ombudsman - Statement of Principles for Complaints Handling Procedures (In Private):

The Committee agreed its approach to consideration of the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman's Statement of Principles for Complaints Handling Procedures and will further consider this at a future meeting.


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