Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 in private. 2. Affordable housing: The Committee will take evidence from— Donna Birrell, Chief Executive Officer, Rural Stirling Housing Association; Roslyn Clarke, Director, Applecross Community Company; Mark Rodgers, Executive Chief Officer for Housing & Property, Highland Council; Mike Staples, Chief Executive, South of Scotland Community Housing; and then from— Steven Henderson, Group Director of Finance, Wheatley Group; Pam Humphries, Head of Planning and Regeneration, North Lanarkshire Council; Frank McCafferty, Group Director of Assets and Repairs, Wheatley Group; Tom Norris, Managing Director, Places for People Scotland; Colin Proctor, Director, Construction Industry and Delivery, and Neil Rutherford, Senior Associate Director, Housing and Economic Investment, Scottish Futures Trust; Elaine Scott, Head of Housing Strategy & Development, City of Edinburgh Council. 3. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Building (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2022 from— Patrick Harvie, Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants’ Rights , David Blair, Programme Director, Cladding Remediation, Steven Scott, Head of Technical Unit, Building Standards, and Dr Stephen Garvin, Head of Building Standards, Scottish Government. 4. Consideration of evidence: The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.