1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take item 6 in private.

2. Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will take evidence from—

• Jacqueline Cook
  Planning and Development Committee Vice Chair
  Scottish Property Federation
• Sarah Cowie
  Senior Policy Manager Climate, Land and Business
  National Farmers Union Scotland
• Emily Johns
  Nature Strategy Manager
  SSEN Transmission
• Stuart Goodall
  Chief Executive
  Confor
• Elspeth Macdonald
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Fishermen’s Federation
• Dr Caroline McParland
  Vice President for Scotland
  Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management
• Jenny Munro
  Policy and Practice Officer
  Royal Town Planning Institute
• Stephen Young
  Director of Policy
  Scottish Land and Estates

3. Dog Theft (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—

• Maurice Golden
  Member in Charge of the Bill
  Scottish Parliament
• Ezgi Denli
  Solicitor, Legal Services
  Scottish Parliament
• Neil Stewart
  Senior Clerk, Non-Government Bills Unit
  Scottish Parliament

4. Dog Theft (Scotland) Bill (in private)

The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

5. Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill (in private)

The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

6. Annual report

The Committee will consider a draft annual report for the parliamentary year from 13 May 2024 to 12 May 2025.