Local Government and Communities Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 4, 5 and 6 in private.

2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny: The Committee will take evidence as part of its Pre-Budget Scrutiny from-
Aileen Campbell, Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Local Government, and Kate Forbes, Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy, Scottish Government.

3. Building Regulations and Fire Safety in Scotland: The Committee will take evidence from-
Laura Hughes, General Insurance Manager, Association of British Insurers;
Craig Ross, Associate Director of the Built Environment, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors;
Professor Jose Torero, Professor of Civil Engineering and Head of Department, University College London;
Dr Jim Glockling, Technical Director, Fire Protection Association (by video link).

4. Pre-Budget Scrutiny: The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

5. Building Regulations and Fire Safety in Scotland: The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

6. Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will agree on proposed witnesses.


Proposed future business

At its next meeting, on 27 November, the Committee will begin Stage 2 proceedings on Non-Domestic Rates (Scotland) Bill. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, on 0131 348 5232 or LocalGovernmentandCommunities@parliament.scot