Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

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Meeting Agenda

26th Meeting, 2025

• Date: Tuesday, October 7, 2025
• Session: 6
• Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room
• Start time: 09:30am
• Published: Monday, October 6, 2025 02:11pm

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1 Decisions on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to takes items 3, 4, 5 and 6 in private.

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2 Cabinet Secretary for Housing: portfolio priorities and progress on the Scottish Government’s cladding remediation programme

The Committee will take evidence from—

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Witnesses

Màiri McAllan, Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Scottish Government

Matthew Elsby, Deputy Director, Better Homes, Scottish Government

Stephen Lea-Ross, Director, Cladding Remediation, Scottish Government

Jess Niven, Interim Deputy Director, Heat in Buildings Policy and Regulation, Scottish Government

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PublicPaper1 posted 02/10/2025 (Ref: LGHP/S6/25/26/1, 241KB, pdf)

LGHP/S6/25/26/2(P) (Private Paper)

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3 Cabinet Secretary for Housing: portfolio priorities and progress on the Scottish Government’s cladding remediation programme

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

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4 Work programme

The Committee will consider its work programme.

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LGHP/S6/25/26/3(P) (Private Paper)

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5 Pension Schemes Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

The Committee will consider its approach to the consideration of the legislative consent memorandum lodged by Shona Robison MSP (LCM-(S6)-65). 

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LGHP/S6/25/26/4(P) (Private Paper)

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6 Scottish Housing Regulator

The Committee will consider its approach to the scrutiny of the Scottish Housing Regulator.

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LGHP/S6/25/26/5(P) (Private Paper)

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