Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Minutes: 15 March 2022
Tuesday, 15 March 2022
9th Meeting, 2022
Minutes
1. Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take item 8 in private.
2. Non-Domestic Rates (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Bill:
The Committee took evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—
Tom Arthur, Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth, David Smith, Lawyer and Sandra Reid, Non-Domestic Rates (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Bill Team Leader, Scottish Government.
Meghan Gallacher as a councillor in North Lanarkshire Council.
Paul McLennan as a councillor in East Lothian Council.
3. Subordinate legislation:
The Committee took evidence on the Non-Domestic Rates (Valuation Roll) (Modification) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 from—
Tom Arthur, Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth, Anouk Berthier, Non-Domestic Rates Policy and Susan Robb, Lawyer, Scottish Government.
4. Subordinate legislation:
Tom Arthur (Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth) moved—
S6M-02982— That the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee recommends that the Non-Domestic Rates (Valuation Roll) (Modification) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 be approved.
The motion was agreed to.
5. Subordinate legislation:
The Committee took evidence on the Local Authority (Capital Finance and Accounting) (Scotland) (Coronavirus) Amendment Regulations 2022 from—
Tom Arthur, Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth, Elanor Davies, Head of Local Authority Accounting and David Smith, Lawyer, Scottish Government.
6. Subordinate legislation:
Tom Arthur (Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth) moved—
S6M-02977— That the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee recommends that the Local Authority (Capital Finance and Accounting) (Scotland) (Coronavirus) Amendment Regulations 2022 be approved.
The motion was agreed to.7. Subordinate legislation:
The Committee considered the following negative instruments—
Non-Domestic Rates (Coronavirus Reliefs) (Scotland) Regulations 2022;
Non-Domestic Rates (Levying and Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2022;
Non-Domestic Rates (Relief for New and Improved Properties) (Scotland) Regulations 2022;
Non-Domestic Rating (Unoccupied Property) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2022.
8. Non-Domestic Rates (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Bill:
The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.