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Chamber and committees

Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, March 18, 2025


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Interests

The Convener (Ariane Burgess)

Good morning, and welcome to the ninth meeting in 2025 of the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee. I remind all members and witnesses to ensure that their devices are on silent. Fulton MacGregor is joining us online this morning, and we have received apologies from Alexander Stewart and Meghan Gallacher.

I warmly welcome Graham Simpson to the meeting. As this is Mr Simpson’s first time attending a meeting of the committee since becoming a substitute member, the first item on our agenda is to invite him to declare any relevant interests.

I am pleased to be here, convener. I was on the equivalent committee in the previous session, and I am looking forward to today’s meeting. I have no interests to declare.

Well, aside from the fact that you are convener of the cross-party group on housing. You are definitely interested in this topic.

I am definitely interested, convener.

That is wonderful.