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The question is, that motion S6M-11978, in the name of Patrick Harvie, be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Members: No.

Thank you for that clarification.

There will be a division.

For

Burgess, Ariane (Highlands and Islands) (Green)
Callaghan, Stephanie (Uddingston and Bellshill) (SNP)
Coffey, Willie (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) (SNP)
Griffin, Mark (Central Scotland) (Lab)
McNair, Marie (Clydebank and Milngavie) (SNP)

Abstentions

Briggs, Miles (Lothian) (Con)
Gosal, Pam (West Scotland) (Con)

The result of the division is: For 5, Against 0, Abstentions 2.

Motion agreed to.

We move on to agenda item 4, which is consideration of the motion on the second instrument. I invite the minister to move motion S6M-11979.

Motion moved,

That the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee recommends that the Rent Adjudication (Temporary Modifications) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 [draft] be approved.—[Patrick Harvie]

There will be a division.

For

Burgess, Ariane (Highlands and Islands) (Green)
Callaghan, Stephanie (Uddingston and Bellshill) (SNP)
Coffey, Willie (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) (SNP)
Griffin, Mark (Central Scotland) (Lab)
McNair, Marie (Clydebank and Milngavie) (SNP)

Abstentions

Briggs, Miles (Lothian) (Con)
Gosal, Pam (West Scotland) (Con)

The result of the division is: For 5, Against 0, Abstentions 2.

Motion agreed to.

The next item on our agenda is consideration of the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022 (Saving Provisions) Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/19). As it is a negative instrument, the committee is not required to make any recommendations on it. Do members have any comments on the instrument?

No one has any comments. Is it agreed that we do not wish to make any recommendations in relation to the instrument?

Members indicated agreement.

The committee will publish a report setting out its recommendations on the previous two instruments in the coming days.

I suspend the meeting to allow for a changeover of witnesses.

The next item on our agenda is an evidence-taking session on the Local Authority (Capital Finance and Accounting) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024 with Tom Arthur, Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance. Mr Arthur is joined for this item by Scottish Government officials Elanor Davies, who is head of local authority accounting, and Susan Robb, who is a solicitor.

I welcome the minister and his officials to the meeting and invite him to make an opening statement.