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Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: 21 November 2023
Ariane Burgess
Thank you. Would anybody else like to comment?
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: 21 November 2023
Ariane Burgess
Certainly. The idea of the rural housing burden is being spoken about quite a lot. That could be an interesting approach. Does anybody have thoughts on that?
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: 21 November 2023
Ariane Burgess
You are clearly pointing to the need for a nuanced approach to topography and to all these different properties. I see that Timothy Douglas wants to come in.
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: 21 November 2023
Ariane Burgess
Thank you very much. It is wise to be prudent on those numbers. How about in Highland Council?
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: 21 November 2023
Ariane Burgess
I bring in Mark Griffin.
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: 21 November 2023
Ariane Burgess
Okay. I will now bring in Stephanie Callaghan, who joins us online.
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: 21 November 2023
Ariane Burgess
Great; there are many things to pursue, there.
That brings us to the end of our questions. We have a bit of time if anyone feels that we have not pursued an area in depth. I do not see anyone wanting to speak.
It has been helpful to hear all your perspectives; as I said, we have unearthed more areas to consider. Our general objective is to get more housing and to make sure that people have a home before other people have second homes.
We will hear from the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities and the Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance on the regulations at the committee’s meeting on 5 December.
We agreed to take the next item in private.
10:48 Meeting continued in private until 11:36.Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Meeting date: 14 November 2023
Ariane Burgess
The next item on our agenda is to decide whether to take item 6 in private. Do members agree to do so?
Members indicated agreement.
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: 14 November 2023
Ariane Burgess
Before we go into private session, we have one final short piece of public business, which is consideration of the Non-domestic Rating Contribution (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023. There is no requirement for the committee to make any recommendations on a negative instrument.
As members have no comments, does the committee agree that we do not wish to make any recommendations on the instrument?
Members indicated agreement.
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Meeting date: 14 November 2023
Ariane Burgess
Thank you for clarifying that, because I did not quite pick up your point.
To continue on the theme of tourism offers and pressures, your submission mentions the significant reduction in local authority spending on culture, leisure and roads over the past 10 years. Has COSLA done any research on the impact that spending decisions have had on the tourism offer and the communities that have been affected? To what extent could visitor levy money help to reverse any underinvestment in those service areas?
