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. Damp and Mould in Social and Private Rented Housing: The Committee will take evidence from— Aoife Deery, Senior Social Justice Policy Officer, Citizens Advice Scotland; Ruth Gilbert, Member, Living Rent; Shona Gorman, Chair, Central Scotland Regional Network of Tenants and Residents; Debbie King, Head of Advocacy, Shelter Scotland; Emma Saunders, National Organiser, Living Rent; and then from— John Blackwood, Chief Executive , Scottish Association of Landlords; Timothy Douglas, Head of Policy and Campaigns, Propertymark; John Kerr, Co-Chair, Association of Local Authority Chief Housing Officers (ALACHO); Carolyn Lochhead, Director of External Affairs, Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA). 3. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instruments— Town and Country Planning (Play Sufficiency Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (SSI 2023/97) Town and Country Planning (Development Planning) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (SSI 2023/101) 4. Damp and Mould in Social and Private Rented Housing: The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.