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What obstacles hold communities back from reaching their full potential, and what help do they need in overcoming them?
A visit to the Raploch Community Campus in Stirling in September in 2019 was also instrumental in shaping our early views.
These visits gave Members a first-hand understanding of how substance misuse affects daily life in custody, how new psychoactive substances have changed risk profiles, and how frontline staff are responding.
NHBC Scotland pointed out differences in terms of the numbers and frequency of visits as part of the building warrant inspection regime—
Over the last five years local authorities provide an average of 0.54 visits per building warrant issued based on 40,219 applications.
I suspend the meeting for five minutes to allow a changeover of witnesses. 11:26 Meeting suspended. 11:34 On resuming—Rail Services Rail Services Item 3 is the latest in our regular update sessions on rail services and rail network issues in Scotland.
(As agreed by resolution of Parliament on 15 June 2021)
Convener: Claire Baker (Lab)
Deputy Convener: Colin Beattie (SNP)
Membership: The committee has 9 members
Committee meetingsThere were 32 meetings in the parliamentary year.NumberTotal meetings of the Committee32Meetings held wholly in private5Meetings held partly in private26Joint meetings with other Committees0Meetings held outside the Parliament1Meetings held remotely by video conference0Hybrid meetings9Committee membersMembersPartyNumber of meetings attended (possible total)Claire BakerLab31 (32)Colin BeattieSNP26 (32)Maggie Chapman Green32 (32)Murdo Fraser (from 29 June 2023)Con24 (25)Jamie Halcro Johnston (until 29 June 2023)Con7 (7)Fiona Hyslop (until 14 June 2023)SNP5 (5)Gordon Macdonald SNP28 (32)Ash Regan (29 June 2023 – 20 October 2023)SNP4 (4)Graham Simpson (until 29 June 2023)Con7 (7)Colin SmythLab29 (32)Kevin Stewart (until 29 June 2023)SNP25 (25)Michelle Thomson (until 29 June 2023)SNP7 (7)Evelyn Tweed (from 9 November 2023)SNP17 (19)Brian Whittle (from 29 June 2023Con24 (25)Substitute membersSubstitute membersPartyNumber of meetings attendedAriane Burgess (from 29 November 2023)Green0Bob Doris (from 6 March 2024)SNP2Jackie Dunbar (from 16 November 2023)SNP2Daniel JohnsonLab1John Mason (until 16 November 2023)SNP5Liz SmithCon1Reporters: None
Committee Clerk: Anne Peat
Advisers: None
Visits...
Just Transition for the Grangemouth area (In Private): The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.
12th meeting, 2023 (Session 6) Wednesday 26 April 2023
Just Transition for the Grangemouth area: The Committee took evidence from—
Màiri McAllan, Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Just Transition;
Chris Bryceland, Energy Infrastructure...