LGC/S3/08/24/M

24th Meeting, 2008 (Session 3)

Wednesday 1 October 2008

Present:

Also present: Jackie Baillie.

Apologies were received from Patricia Ferguson, Johann Lamont.

In attendance: Prof. Ron McQuaid (budget adviser) (items 3 and 4)

The meeting opened at 9.59 am.

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committeeagreed to take item 4 in private.

2. Disabled Persons' Parking Places (Scotland) Bill: The Committeetook evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—

Guy Mason, Public Affairs Manager, and Paul Hedley, Customer Service Team, ASDA;

Kelvin Reynolds, Director of Technical Services and Head of Safer Parking Scheme, British Parking Association;

Graeme Taylor, Scottish Regional Manager, National Car Parks Ltd;

Stewart Stevenson MSP, Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change, Angus MacInnes, Branch Head, Local Roads Policy, Traffic Management and Transport Decisions Unit, Bill Brash, Team Leader, PVS, MACS and Mobility Team, and Judith Ballantine, MACS Secretary, Scottish Government.

3. Budget process 2009-10 (Stage 2): The Committee took evidence on the Scottish Government's budget proposals 2009-10 from—

Andrew Field, Chief Executive, and Dennis Robertson Sullivan, Operations Consultant, Scottish Federation of Housing Associations;

Stephen Maxwell, Associate Director, and Peter McColl, Policy Officer, Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations.

4. Budget process 2009-10 (Stage 2 witnesses) (in private): The Committee agreed to invite COSLA to give oral evidence on the Scottish Government's budget proposals 2009-10 and authorised the Convener to make the necessary arrangements.

The meeting closed at 2.11 pm.

Martin Verity
Clerk to the Local Government and Communities Committee
Room T3.40
Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
Tel: 0131 348 5217
Email: martin.verity@scottish.parliament.uk