Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
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Holyrood, Edinburgh
Joined August 2012
In yesterday’s evidence session, we heard from @AccCommScot on its latest report on council finances. Our questions covered: 🟣Resilience and budget gaps 🟣Reserves, debt, financial sustainability 🟣Capital issues 🟣Reporting and transparency Watch here:
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Today, we took evidence on the latest @AccCommScot report on council finances. Its Chair, Jo Armstrong, told us that councils need to focus on public engagement – ensuring communities can input into budgetary decisions and understand why and where cuts might be needed 📺👇
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Join us live from 9:30am this morning, when we'll be taking evidence from @AuditScotland and @AccCommScot on its latest report on Scottish council finances 📺👇 #ScottishPolitics #LocalGovernment
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Tomorrow we’ll hear from spending watchdogs @AuditScotland and @AccCommScot, on its latest report on Scottish council finances. 📺 Watch live from 9:30am:
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Ahead of Stage 2 consideration of the #Housing (Scotland) Bill, we heard from tenants and landlords on @scotgov’s revised approach to rent control measures. @ruth_gilbert of @Living_Rent, welcomed the proposals, but outlined concerns around some of the details 📺👇
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A reminder that we are meeting from 9.30 am this morning👇
Committees meeting this morning include: 🟣 @SP_HSCS at 9.15am 🟣 @SP_NetZero at 9.15am 🟣 @SP_EHRCJ at 9.30am 🟣 @SP_FinancePAC at 9.30am 🟣 @SP_LocalGov at 9:30am 🟣 @SP_DPLR at 10am Watch live on SPTV from 9.15am
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Ahead of stage 2 consideration of the Housing (Scotland) Bill, we're taking evidence from tenants and landlords on @scotgov’s revised approach to rent control measures. 📺Live from 9.30 am: 👉Read our Stage 1 report on the Bill:
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A busy meeting for us tomorrow. We'll hear from @ShonaRobisonMSP on the Scottish Government budget for 2025- 26. We then take evidence from @alasdairallan, on progress on retrofitting of housing for net zero. 📺 Watch live from 9.00 am:
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It’s our first meeting of 2025 tomorrow. We’ll take evidence from Minister for Housing, @PaulMcLennan7, on our Housing Inquiry and the 2025-26 Budget. Watch Live from 9.30 am :
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We want to hear from you! 🏠We are looking at new regulations for new-build housing, that include the need for a "energy and environmental design statement."🏠 We want to hear from you on the impact and benefits of these changes. Have your say now👉
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The Scottish Parliament is in recess from 21 December 2024 to 5 January 2025. We meet again on Tuesday 14 January to hear from the Minister for Housing as a follow up to our Housing Inquiry. In the meantime, we'd like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year🎄
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Earlier this week we heard from @SHR_news. We had previously heard of the low levels of awareness amongst tenants about the work of the Regulator. @fultonsnp asked what plans were in place to rectify this gap in knowledge👇 Watch the full meeting:
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On Tuesday we took evidence from @SHR_news as part of our work scrutinising the organisation. Alexander Stewart MSP asked how the Regulator builds trust with those it works with. Watch the response below👇 Watch the meeting in full:
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We have our final meeting of the year tomorrow when we will hear from Michael Cameron and George Walker from @SHR_news Find out more about our work looking at the Scottish Housing Regulator: 📺Watch live from 10.00 am:
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At our meeting tomorrow, we'll take evidence from @PaulMcLennan7 on the Renters' Rights UK Bill and the Cladding remediation programme. We'll also hear from the @SPSO_Ombudsman. Watch live from 9.00 am:
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Following Wednesday's budget, our colleagues @SPICe_Research have published a blog exploring the plans to increase funding for affordable housing. Find out what they have to say⬇️
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Earlier this week, we looked at the work of @SHR_news. Robyn Kane spoke about the work that @EdinburghTenant is doing to inform tenants of their rights. And what more @SHR_news could do to support tenants. Watch what she had to say👇 Find out more:
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How aware are tenants about the role of @SHR_news? Convener, @ArianeBurgessHI, asked Tony Cain from @ALACHO_Housing whether more needed to be done to make sure tenants were aware of the role. Find out what he had to say below🔽 Watch the meeting:
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RT @ScotParl: Committees meeting today include: - @SP_LocalGov at 9am - @SP_NetZero at 9:15am - @SP_FinancePAC at 9:30am - @SP_DPLR at 10a…
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At this week’s Committee meeting we will be taking evidence to inform our scrutiny of @SHR_news. Tomorrow, we will hear from witnesses on their experiences of the Scottish Housing Regulator. Watch live from 9.00 am:
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