1. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take items 3 and 4 in private.

2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny:

The Committee took evidence as part of its Pre-Budget Scrutiny from—

Ailsa Raeburn, Chair, Community Land Scotland;

Fionna Kell, Director of Policy, Homes for Scotland;

Professor Ken Gibb, Director, UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence, University of Glasgow;

Aaron Hill, Director of Policy and Membership, Scottish Federation Of Housing Associations (SFHA);

Sherina Peek, Acting Policy Manager, Association of Local Authority Chief Housing Officers (ALACHO);

Mike Callaghan, Policy Manager, Communities Team and Gary Fairley,Midlothian Council, Director of Corporate Services, COSLA .

3. Pre-Budget Scrutiny:

The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

4. Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill (UK Parliament legislation):

The Committee agreed its approach to the legislative consent memorandum lodged by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy (LCM-S6-23).