Minutes: 03 November 2026

1. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take item 3 in private.

2. Commercial Payments Bill (UK Parliament legislation) – approach:

The Committee considered its approach to scrutiny of legislative consent memorandum LCM-S7-5 and supplementary legislative consent memorandums LCM-S7-5a and LCM-S7-5b. The Committee agreed to write to COSLA and the Scottish Government for further information.

3. Work programme (in private):

The Committee considered its work programme. The Committee agreed to:

• consider at a future meeting options in relation to the Business in the Parliament Conference
• write to the Presiding Officer as Chair of the Conveners Group regarding the Witness Development Programme
• an overall approach to the scheduling of the work priorities it agreed at its meeting on 6 October 2026
• hold a roundtable evidence session on Grangemouth and Project Willow
• consider at a future meeting its approach to an evidence session on non-domestic rates
• invite Alan Milburn to give evidence to the Committee after his final report on young people and work is published
• invite the Scottish Fiscal Commission to give evidence in relation to the Scottish Government's draft budget 2027/28
• request a written update from Registers of Scotland and Consumer Scotland
• consider its approach to work on regional economic development after more detailed proposals on local governance reform have been announced by the Scottish Government.