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That ends stage 2 consideration of the bill. Thank you.

The committee previously agreed to take the next item in private so, as that was the final public item on today’s agenda, I close the public part of the meeting.

Thank you very much. It was helpful to get that brief overview of priorities. I think that it is a great approach to use the sector’s existing data and to share best practice across local authorities.

How does the commission intend to measure and maximise its impact in achieving its aims?

Thank you for highlighting that.

I will bring in Pam Gosal, who has questions about the financial bulletin.

That was really helpful. Colin Beattie has some questions.

We have the fiscal framework in development. You would like to think that, within that, there will be an alignment around what we are talking about. That becomes really important, does it not?

I have heard in the conversation the question whether we can get to the place where communities lead with councils supporting and facilitating more nuanced local need, and then developers coming in to deliver what communities are looking for. Currently, we seem to have developers leading, especially in housing, but we are now talking about place making much more—thank you for bringing that in. Can we turn things around so that, instead of developers identifying land and saying that that is where things need to happen, communities say what needs they see, and there is then facilitation? You talk about the SOLACE report dealing with partnership working. I guess that that is what it is, but it is about the emphasis on who leads and how we get to the point at which communities have a sense of agency and a sense that they can lead in the first place.

I remind members that, if amendment 10 is agreed to, I will not be able to call amendments 44 or 45, due to pre-emption.

Amendment 10 agreed to.

Amendment 11 moved—[Paul McLennan]—and agreed to.

I note for clarity that amendment 55 is not in this group. I heard some rustling of papers.

I invite the minister to speak to amendment 42 and other amendments in the group.

We move to the next group of amendments, which is on communication and consultation. Amendment 5, in the name of Graham Simpson, is grouped with amendments 55 and 2.

I call amendment 52, also in the name of Pam Duncan-Glancy.