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Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Meeting date: 5 September 2023
Ariane Burgess
Thanks very much. Tom, do you want to come back in?
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Meeting date: 5 September 2023
Ariane Burgess
Oh, you are coming in. Go on.
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Meeting date: 5 September 2023
Ariane Burgess
The name of the windproofed polytunnel that you were trying to remember is Polycrub. They are popping up across my region.
I will give Councillor Heddle the opportunity to comment on that.
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Meeting date: 5 September 2023
Ariane Burgess
We move on to questions from Ivan McKee.
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Meeting date: 5 September 2023
Ariane Burgess
I direct this next question to Councillor Heddle, because I think that he has mentioned this issue more often than anybody else has this morning. What is your thinking on what the process will be for phase 2 of “Democracy matters”? We are familiar with phase 1, which we took evidence on as part of other work that we were doing. It would be interesting for us to hear what engagement you will be doing and what the timeframe for that will be.
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Meeting date: 5 September 2023
Ariane Burgess
Thank you. You are certainly lining up some more work for yourself for when you come back to see us.
I thank everyone so much for joining us this morning and helping us to understand your perspectives on community empowerment and the direction of travel for the community empowerment agenda in Scotland.
I briefly suspend the meeting to allow for a changeover of officials.
10:49 Meeting suspended.Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Meeting date: 5 September 2023
Ariane Burgess
I would like to go a bit deeper on that. What would the Scottish Government’s role be if a local authority were failing to make progress on shared priorities or if services in key devolved areas such as education or social care were perceived to be underperforming? Have you got as far as that in the agreement work?
11:15Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Meeting date: 5 September 2023
Ariane Burgess
Thanks very much. Did you want to follow up on anything, Councillor Heddle?
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Meeting date: 5 September 2023
Ariane Burgess
Teamwork, right? It is great.
I see that Pam Gosal wants to come back in.
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Meeting date: 5 September 2023
Ariane Burgess
We move on to questions from Willie Coffey.