Local Government and Communities Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether consideration of its draft report on the Draft Climate Change Plan (RPP3) should be taken in private at future meetings. 2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Non-Domestic Rate (Scotland) Order 2017 (SSI 2017/8) from— Derek Mackay, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Constitution, Graham Owenson, Team Leader, Local Government Finance, Local Taxation Policy and Business Rates Unit, and Douglas McLaren, Head of Local Taxation, Local Government Finance, Local Taxation Policy and Business Rates Unit, Scottish Government. 3. Subordinate legislation: Andy Wightman to move— S5M-03997—That the Local Government and Communities Committee recommends that the Non-Domestic Rate (Scotland) Order 2017 (SSI 2017/8) be annulled. 4. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instruments— The Non-Domestic Rates (Levying) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 (SSI 2017/9); The Non-Domestic Rates (Rural Areas) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 (SSI 2017/22). 5. The draft Climate Change Plan (RPP3): The Committee will take evidence from— Kevin Stewart, Minister for Local Government and Housing, Stephen Garland, Head, Sustainable Housing Unit, Better Homes Division, and Gareth Fenney, Policy Manager, Sustainable Housing Unit, Better Homes Division, Scottish Government. 6. Consideration of evidence (in private): The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda item 5.