LGC/S3/08/27/M

27th Meeting, 2008 (Session 3)

Wednesday 5 November 2008

Present:

Apologies were received from Patricia Ferguson.

In attendance: Ron McQuaid (Committee Adviser)

The meeting opened at 10.00 am.

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

Nicola Sturgeon MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing, Mike Foulis, Director for Housing and Regeneration, and Frances Wood, Deputy Director Social Inclusion, Scottish Government.

2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee considered the following negative instrument—

the Energy Performance of Buildings (Scotland) Regulations 2008 (SSI2008/309).

The Committee took evidence from—

Gavin Peart, Assistant Head of Building Standards, and Linda Hamilton, Principal Legal Officer, Scottish Government.

The Committee agreed it had nothing to report to the Parliament on the instrument.

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

John Swinney MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth, Roddy MacDonald, Head of Local Income Tax Team, and Graham Owenson, Head of Local Government Finance Team, Scottish Government.

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