Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Meeting Minutes
5th Meeting, 2024
- Date: Tuesday, February 6, 2024
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:32
- Meeting closed at: 11:49
- Published: Tuesday, February 6, 2024 01:51pm
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take items 4 and 5 in private.
2 Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill:
The Committee took evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—
Paul McLennan, Minister for Housing, Kate Hall, Director, Cladding Remediation Directorate, Micheila West, Legal Directorate and Rachel Sunderland, Deputy Director, Cladding Remediation Directorate, Scottish Government.
3 Subordinate legislation:
The Committee considered the following negative instruments—
Non-Domestic Rate (Scotland) Order 2024 (SSI 2024/3)
Non-Domestic Rates (Levying and Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/4)
Non-Domestic Rates (Transitional Relief) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/5)
Council Tax (Dwellings and Part Residential Subjects) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024 (SS1 2024/10)
The Committee agreed to make no recommendations in relation to the instruments.
4 Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022 (in private):
The Committee agreed its approach to oral and written evidence to inform its scrutiny of the secondary legislation.
5 Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill (in private):
The Committee considered a briefing from the clerks and agreed to write to the Deputy First Minister.
6 Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill (in private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.