1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 in private.

2. Housing (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will take evidence on rent control measures to inform its forthcoming consideration of Stage 2 amendments from—

• Lyndsay Clelland
  Policy Officer
  Age Scotland
• Dan Wilson Craw
  Deputy Chief Executive
  Generation Rent
• Aoife Deery
  Senior Social Justice Policy Officer
  Citizens Advice Scotland
• Ruth Gilbert
  Representative
  Living Rent
• Natasha McGourt
  Tenants Panel member
• Nikita Mickevics
  Tenants Panel member
• Sai Shraddha S. Viswanathan
  President
  National Union of Students Scotland

and then from -

• Robin Blacklock
  Managing Director
  Dowbrae Limited
• John Blackwood
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Association of Landlords
• Dr John Boyle
  Director of Research and Strategy
  Rettie
• Cedric Bucher
  Chief Executive
  Hearthstone Investments
• Donryn Dewar
  Landlords Panel member
• Timothy Douglas
  Head of Policy and Campaigns
  Propertymark
• Dr Farhad Farnood
  Landlords Panel member
• Cameron Gillies
  Press and Public Affairs Manager
  Scottish Land and Estates

3. Subordinate legislation

The Committee will consider the following negative instrument— Local Government Pension Scheme (Remediable Service) (Scotland) (Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2024

4. Housing (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.