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The remit of the committee is to consider and report on (a) the financing and delivery of local government and local services and planning; and (b) housing, regeneration, anti-poverty measures and other matters (apart from sport) falling within the responsibility of the Minister for Communities and Sport.

Membership

Duncan McNeil (Convener)
Alasdair Allan (Deputy Convener)
Bob Doris
Patricia Ferguson

David McLetchie
Mary Mulligan
Jim Tolson
John Wilson

For further information on the Committee's current and past membership including substitutes, follow this link. Information on how to contact the Local Government and Communities Committee can be found on the Contact Details page.

Current Business
Work programme 2008-09 as updated 9 September 2008 (45KB pdf) Child poverty inquiry Background information Home page Work on Fuel Poverty Work on Affordable Housing Disabled Persons' Parking Places (Scotland) Bill Home Page Common good assets and accounting Scottish Budget 2009-10 Further information on the work of the Committee may be found on the above links and on the Current Business page.

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Next Meeting: 31st Meeting, Wednesday 3 December 2008 Papers 31 (63KB pdf first posted 27.11.2008) The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in Committee Room 2. 1. Fuel poverty: The Committee will take evidence from— Rev. Graham Blount, Chair, Norman Kerr (Energy Action Scotland), Ruth Semple (Scottish Power), Carol Aitken (Scottish Gas), and Mike Thornton (Energy Saving trust), Scottish Fuel Poverty Forum. 2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instruments— the Non-Domestic Rating (Rural Areas and Rateable Value Limits) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2009 (SSI 2008/370); the Non-Domestic Rating (Rural Areas and Rateable Value Limits) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2009 Amendment Order 2008 (SSI 2008/371) . Last Meeting: 30th Meeting, Wednesday 26 November 2008 Papers 30 (120KB pdf first posted 24.11.2008) Minute of Proceedings of Meeting 26 November 2008 Previous Meetings

Committee Reports
Recent Committee Reports: 13 November 2008 12th Report 2008: Subordinate Legislation 13 November 2008 11th Report 2008: Stage 1 Report on the Disabled Persons' Parking Places (Scotland) Bill 26 Sept 2008 10th Report 2008: Subordinate Legislation 11 June 2008 9th Report 2008: Annual Report 2007-08 10 June 2008 8th Report 2008: Elections 2007 28 April 2008 7th Report 2008: Subordinate Legislation 14 March 2008 6th Report 2008: Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Housing and Regeneration Bill LCM (S3) 10.1 Previous Reports.