Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
11th Meeting, 2021
The Committee agreed to take items 6 and 7 in private.
The Committee took evidence on the Valuation and Rating (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Order 2021 from—
Tom Arthur, Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth, Anouk Berthier, Non-Domestic Rates Policy and David Smith, Lawyer , Scottish Government.
The following interests were declared—
Meghan Gallacher as a councillor in North Lanarkshire Council; and
Elena Whitham as a councillor in East Ayrshire Council.
Tom Arthur, Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth moved—
S6M-01401—That the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee recommends that the Valuation and Rating (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Order 2021 be approved.
The motion was agreed to.
The Committee took evidence on the Relevant Adjustments to Common Parts (Disabled Persons) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 from—
Shona Robison, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government, Craig McGuffie, Lawyer and Naeem Bhatti ,Head of Fuel Poverty and Housing Standards Unit , Scottish Government .
Shona Robison Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government moved—
S6M-01817—That the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee recommends that the Relevant Adjustments to Common Parts (Disabled Persons) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 be approved.
The motion was agreed to.
The Committee considered evidence on the Valuations and Rating (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Order 2021 heard earlier in the meeting.
The Committee agreed to —
• The aims of scrutiny, communications and engagement activity for each phase of the inquiry;