Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 4 and 5 in private. 2. National Planning Framework 4: The Committee will take evidence from— Tom Arthur, Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth, Fiona Simpson, Chief Planner, Andy Kinnaird, Head of Transforming Planning, Cara Davidson, Head of Environment and Energy, and Carrie Thomson, Head of Development Planning & Housing, Scottish Government. 3. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from— Mike Burns, Representative, Granite Care Consortium; Sophie Lawson, Policy and Participation Manager, Glasgow Disability Alliance; Stephanie Fraser, Chief Executive, Cerebral Palsy Scotland; Andy Miller, Strategic Lead, Participation and Practice Lead, Scottish Commission for People with Learning Disabilities; and then from— Henry Simmons, Chief Executive, Alzheimer Scotland; Adam Stachura, Head of Policy and Communications, Age Scotland; Hannah Tweed, Senior Policy Officer, Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE). 4. National Planning Framework 4: The Committee will consider all of the evidence it heard. 5. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.