Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 4, 5, 6 and 7 in private. 2. Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC): The Committee will take evidence from— David Baird, Property Services Manager, West Lothian Council; Stephen Booth, Chief Officer – Corporate Landlord, Aberdeen City Council; Peter Drummond, Chair of Practice Committee, Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland; Professor Chris Goodier, Senior Leadership Team, School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering, Loughborough University, Institution of Structural Engineers; Paul Jones, Strategic Asset Improvement Manager, City of Edinburgh Council; Paul Livesey, Scheme Manager, Collaborative Reporting for Safer Structures UK (CROSS-UK); Martin Liddell, Chair of Study Group, Institution of Structural Engineers; Ailsa Macfarlane, Director, Built Environment Forum Scotland; Iain Morris, Acting Director of Asset Management, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service; Sam Piplica, Senior Specialist, Building, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS); Peter Watton, Service Director, City of Edinburgh Council, SOLACE; and then from— Shirley-Anne Somerville, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Sam Anson, Deputy Director, Workforce, Infrastructure & Digital, and Stephen Garvin, Head of Building Standards, Scottish Government; Cllr Katie Hagmann, Resources Spokesperson, and Mirren Kelly, Chief Officer, Local Government Finance, COSLA. 3. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instruments— Local Government Pension Scheme (Remediable Service) (Scotland) Regulations 2023; and Local Government Investments (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 4. Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC): The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting. 5. Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will further consider its approach to the scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1. 6. New Deal with Local Government: The Committee will further consider its approach to scrutiny of the New Deal with Local Government. 7. Tracker Report 2022/23: The Committee will consider its tracker report for the year 2022/23.