Local Government and Communities Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 6 in private. 2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Asset Transfer Request (Designation of Relevant Authority) (Scotland) Order 2019 [draft] from— Kevin Stewart, Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning, and Malcolm Cowie, Policy Manager, Community Empowerment Team, Scottish Government. 3. Subordinate legislation: Kevin Stewart (Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning) to move— S5M-15748—That the Local Government and Communities Committee recommends that the Asset Transfer Request (Designation of Relevant Authority) (Scotland) Order 2019 [draft] be approved. 4. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instrument— The Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 (Remuneration) Amendment Regulations 2019 (SSI 2019/23). 5. City region deals: The Committee will take evidence from- Councillor Susan Aitken, Chair, Glasgow City Region Cabinet and Leader of Glasgow City Council; Kevin Rush, Director of Regional Economic Growth, Glasgow City Region; Joyce White, Chief Executive, West Dunbartonshire Council; Graham Thom, Managing Director, and John Nolan, Associate Director, SQW. 6. City region deals: The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.