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Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee


Meeting Agenda

4th Meeting, 2026

  • Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2026
  • Session: 6
  • Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room
  • Start time: 09:30am
  • Published: Thursday, January 22, 2026 05:31pm

1 Decisions on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take items 4, 5 and 6 in private, and whether its consideration of a draft report on the Draft Climate Change Plan should be taken in private at a future meeting.


2 Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—


Witnesses

Jamie Coventry, Economic Adviser, Aberdeen City Council

Gareth Dixon, Policy Manager, Local Government Finance, Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)

Christie Hartley, Team Manager, Sustainable Tourism, Orkney Islands Council

Malcolm MacLeod, Assistant Chief Executive - Place, The Highland Council

Fergus Murray, Head of Development and Economic Growth, Argyll & Bute Council

Elin Williamson, Interim Service Director for Culture, Wellbeing and Economy, City of Edinburgh Council


Fiona Campbell, Chief Executive, Association of Scotland’s Self-Caterers

Marc Crothall, Chief Executive Officer, Scottish Tourism Alliance

Sheila Gilmore, Chief Executive, VisitArran

Fiona MacConnacher, Head of Public Affairs, UK & Ireland, Booking.com

David Weston, Chairman, Scottish B&B Association



3 Budget Scrutiny 2026-27

The Committee will take evidence from—


Witnesses

Shona Robison, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government, Scottish Government

Ellen Leaver, Acting Director for Local Government, Scottish Government

Ian Storrie, Head of Local Government Finance, Scottish Government



4 Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.


5 Budget Scrutiny 2026-27

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 3.


6 Work programme

The Committee will consider its work programme.



7 Draft Climate Change Plan (in private) (Private)

The Committee will consider a draft letter to the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee on the draft Climate Change Plan.



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