Kate Forbes, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic, Colin Cook, Director of Economic Development, Aidan Grisewood, Director of Jobs and Wellbeing Economy, and Kathleen Swift, Head of Director General Economy Finance Unit, Scottish Government.

3. UK subordinate legislation:

The Committee will consider a proposal by the Scottish Government to consent to the UK Government legislating in a devolved area as set out in the following UK statutory instrument proposal—

The Provision of Services (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026

4. Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the Bill at Stage 2 (Day 2).

5. Budget Scrutiny 2026-27: The Committee will consider the evidence heard under agenda item 2.

6. Work programme: (In Private) The Committee will consider its work programme.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Anne Peat on 85182 or at [email protected]

The committee will meet at 9:00am at T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room.

1. Prevention of Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill: (In Private) The Committee will consider a draft Stage 1 report.

2. Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill: (In Private) The Committee will consider a revised draft Stage 1 report.

3. Work programme: (In Private) The Committee will consider its work programme.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Stephen Imrie on 85931 or at [email protected]

The committee will meet at 9:00am at T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv.

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 5 in private.

2. Scottish Government Budget 2026 to 2027: The Committee will take evidence from—

Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, George Burgess, Director of Agriculture and Rural Economy, Brendan Callaghan, Interim Chief Executive, Scottish Forestry, Karen Morley, Joint Head of Agriculture and Rural Economy Finance, and Iain Wallace, Interim Director of Marine, Scottish Government.

3. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Animal Health (Fixed Penalty Notices) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 (SSI 2026/Draft) from—

Jim Fairlie, Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity, Caroline Blair, Policy Manager, Megan O'Brien, Lawyer, and Eilidh Wallace, Policy Lead, Scottish Government.

4. Subordinate legislation:

Jim Fairlie, Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity to move—

S6M-20214—That the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee recommends that the Animal Health (Fixed Penalty Notices) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 (SSI 2026/Draft) be approved.

5. Scottish Government Budget 2026 to 2027: The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

6. Greyhound Racing (Offences) (Scotland) Bill: (In Private) The Committee will consider a draft Stage 1 report.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Emma Johnston on 85225 or at [email protected]

The committee will meet at 9:30am at T1.40-CR5 The Smith Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv.

1. Consideration of a continued petition:

The Committee will consider the following continued petition—

PE1992: Dual the A9 and improve road safety.

2. Consideration of new petitions:

The Committee will consider the following new petitions—

PE2191: Review legislation in order to strengthen the Scottish Outdoor Access Code;

PE2192: Prevent domestic abusers from using bankruptcy to escape debt;

PE2193: Address Dangerous Delays in Paediatric Cancer Diagnostics;

PE2194: Amend the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act to prevent abuse of power of attorney;

PE2197: Allow more survivors of care abuse to access redress;

PE2198: Establish a standardised and fair public participation process for all Scottish councils;

PE2199: Facilitate access to emergency telephone services for remote communities;

PE2200: Provide a sustainable funding model for Scotland’s colleges;

PE2201: Introduce a legal requirement to notify parents and carers by the end of the school day when an incident involving their child occurs;

PE2202: Stop the Guga Hunt;

PE2203: Make schools in Scotland safe for pupils with allergies;

PE2204: Create a national database to record patient outcomes for endometriosis treatments;

PE2205: Extend access to justice by reforming court rules in equality and human rights claims;

PE2206: Review the weighting for single-track roads in the road maintenance funding formula;

PE2207: I demand the Scottish Parliament create a pilot court to try Russian war criminals with Ukraine;

PE2208: Implement mandatory collection and publication of child sexual offender data; and

PE2209: Make CCTV mandatory in all taxis and private hire vehicles.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Jyoti Chandola on 85227 or at [email protected]

The committee will meet at 9:30am at TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv.

1. Budget Scrutiny 2026-27: The Committee will take evidence on the Scottish Government's Budget 2026-27 from—

Jenny Gilruth, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, Natalie Don-Innes, Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise, Ben Macpherson, Minister for Higher and Further Education, Clare Hicks, Director of Education Reform, Shirley Laing, Director for Lifelong Learning and Skills, Alison Taylor, Director for Learning, and Andrew Watson, Director for Children and Families, Scottish Government.

2. Evidence Session: (In Private) The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 1.

3. Work programme: (In Private) The Committee will consider its work programme.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Pauline McIntyre on 85252 or at [email protected]

The committee will meet at 9:30am at TG.60-CR3 The Fleming Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv.

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take agenda items 4, 5 and 6 in private.

2. Improving care experience: Delivering The Promise: The Committee will take evidence from—

Fiona Duncan, Independent Strategic Advisor - the promise and Chair of, The Promise Scotland.

3. Delayed discharges: A symptom of the challenges faced by health and social care/ Community health and social care: Performance 2025: The Committee will take evidence from—

Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland.

Carol Calder, Audit Director and Adam Bullough, Audit Manager, Audit Scotland.

Malcolm Bell, Member, Accounts Commission.

4. Delayed discharges: A symptom of the challenges facing health and social care/ Community health and social care: Performance 2025: The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda item 3 and take further evidence from—

Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland.

Carol Calder, Audit Director and Adam Bullough, Audit Manager, Audit Scotland.

Malcolm Bell, Member, Accounts Commission.

5. Improving care experience: Delivering The Promise: The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda item 2 and agree any further action it wishes to take.

6. Delayed discharges: A symptom the the challenges facing health and social care/ Community health and social care: Performance 2025: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard at agenda items 3 and 4 and agree any further action it wishes to take.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Claire Menzies at [email protected]

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