Papers for Meeting 4 September 2019

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 in private.

2. Empty homes in Scotland: The Committee will take evidence from-
Kevin Stewart, Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning, David Cowan, Head of Regeneration Unit, and Fiona Hepburn, Housing Markets Policy Officer, Scottish Government.

3. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instruments—
The Building (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2019 (SSI 2019/210).

4. Empty homes in Scotland: The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

Proposed future business

At its next meeting, on 11 September, the Committee expects to take further evidence at Stage 1 of the Non-Domestic Rates (Scotland) Bill. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Peter McGrath, on 0131-348-5232 or LocalGovernmentandCommunities@parliament.scot.