Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

1. Decisions on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 4, 5 and 6 in private, and whether its consideration of a draft report on the Draft Climate Change Plan should be taken in private at a future meeting. 2. Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from— Jamie Coventry, Economic Adviser, Aberdeen City Council; Gareth Dixon, Policy Manager, Local Government Finance, Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA); Christie Hartley, Team Manager, Sustainable Tourism, Orkney Islands Council; Malcolm MacLeod, Assistant Chief Executive - Place, The Highland Council; Fergus Murray, Head of Development and Economic Growth, Argyll & Bute Council; Elin Williamson, Interim Service Director for Culture, Wellbeing and Economy, City of Edinburgh Council; and then from— Fiona Campbell, Chief Executive, Association of Scotland’s Self-Caterers. Marc Crothall, Chief Executive Officer, Scottish Tourism Alliance. Sheila Gilmore, Chief Executive, VisitArran. Fiona MacConnacher, Head of Public Affairs, UK & Ireland, Booking.com. David Weston, Chairman, Scottish B&B Association. 3. Budget Scrutiny 2026-27: The Committee will take evidence from— Shona Robison, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government, Ellen Leaver, Acting Director for Local Government, and Ian Storrie, Head of Local Government Finance, Scottish Government. 4. Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2. 5. Budget Scrutiny 2026-27: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 3. 6. Work programme: The Committee will consider its work programme. 7. Draft Climate Change Plan: (In Private) The Committee will consider a draft letter to the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee on the draft Climate Change Plan.