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(a)      Approves the Lord Provost
(or one other Elected Member) plus one officer to attend High Wind
2026 in Stavanger, Norway between 9 - 11 March 2026, as an addition
to the travel agreed for 2025/26 at Finance and Resources Committee
on 12 February 2025 and within existing budget;
(b)      Approves international
travel to support City Development and Regeneration activity in
2026/27 as set out in Appendix 1, including event and conference
attendance to support international partnerships, hydrogen
activity, city events and Art Gallery and Museums;
(c)      Delegates authority to the
Chief Officer – City Development and Regeneration to:-
(1)    approve necessary travel documentation
and arrangements and associated expenditure for the travel noted in
recommendations 2.1 - 2.2 above, provided costs to the Council do
not exceed the budgets referred to in Section 4 of this report and
provided all necessary external funding is obtained and that all
arrangements are made in line with applicable Council travel
policies;
(2)    determine which officers should
undertake such travel; and
(3)    following consultation with the Co-Leaders
and Lord Provost, determine which Elected Members should undertake
such travel; and
(d)      Agrees that the outcomes
of overseas activity undertaken in 2026/27 will be provided to this
Committee by way of an annual Service Update.