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Chamber and committees

Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee


Meeting Agenda

26th Meeting, 2022

  • Date: Tuesday, November 1, 2022
  • Session: 6
  • Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room
  • Start time: 09:15am
  • Published: Thursday, October 27, 2022 01:06pm

1 Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take items 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 in private.


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

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


Witnesses

Tom Arthur, Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth, Scottish Government

Cara Davidson, Head of Environment and Energy, Planning, Architecture & Regeneration Division, Scottish Government

Liz Pringle, Head of Digital Planning Service, Planning, Architecture & Regeneration Division, Scottish Government



3 Understanding barriers to local elected office

The Committee will take evidence from—


Witnesses

Jessie Duncan, Development Officer, Engender

Hannah Stevens, Chief Executive, Elect Her

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


Councillor Shona Morrison, President, COSLA

Alexis Camble, Policy and Participation Officer, Equalities, COSLA



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

The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.


5 Understanding barriers to local elected office

The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.


6 Community Empowerment Act

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



7 Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will consider its approach to the scrutiny of the reports laid under Part 1 of the Bill.



8 Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2023/24

The Committee will consider a draft letter.



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