What's On

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

1. Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (UK Parliament legislation): (In Private) The Committee will consider a draft report on the legislative consent memorandum LCM-S6-61, supplementary legislative consent memorandum LCM-S6-61a and second supplementary legislative consent memorandum LCM-S6-61b.

2. Ecocide (Scotland) Bill: (In Private) The Committee will consider a draft Stage 1 report.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Peter McGrath on 85232 or at [email protected]

The committee will meet at 9:15am at TG.60-CR3 The Fleming Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv.

1. Decisions on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 3, 4 and 6 in private.

2. Climate Change Plan: The Committee will take evidence from—

• Professor Jill Belch, Co-Chair of Air Pollution Working Group, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

• Professor Ruth Doherty, Chair in Atmospheric Sciences, School of GeoSciences and Dr Andrew Sudmant, Edinburgh Climate Change Institute, University of Edinburgh.

• Professor Peter Scarborough, Professor of Population Health, University of Oxford.

3. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider a draft report on the Hydrolysis (Scotland) (No. 1) Regulations 2026 and the Hydrolysis (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 2026.

4. Work programme: The Committee will consider its work programme.

5. ADHD and autism pathways and support: (In Private) The Committee will consider a draft report.

6. Climate Change Plan: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Alex Bruce on 85229 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. Scotland's national performing companies: economic impact: The Committee will take evidence from—

• Liam Sinclair, Executive Director and Co-Chief Executive, National Theatre of Scotland.

• Alistair Mackie, Chief Executive, Royal Scottish National Orchestra.

• Steven Roth, Executive Director, Scottish Ballet.

• Gavin Reid, Chief Executive, Scottish Chamber Orchestra.

• Alex Reedijk, General Director, Scottish Opera.

2. Budget Scrutiny 2026-27: UK context: The Committee will take evidence from—

• Tom Josephs, Member, Budget Responsibility Committee, Laura Gardiner, Chief of Staff, and Rosie Colthorpe, Deputy Director - Economy, Office for Budget Responsibility.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Joanne McNaughton, at [email protected].

The committee will meet at 9:30am at T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv.

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 3 in private.

2. Draft Climate Change Plan: The Committee will take evidence from—

• Màiri McAllan, Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Gareth Fenney, Interim Deputy Director, Heat in Buildings Delivery, Henry Hardy, Climate Change Plan - Team Leader, and Jess Niven, Interim Deputy Director, Heat in Buildings Policy and Regulation, Scottish Government.

3. Draft Climate Change Plan: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Jenny Mouncer on 85980 or at [email protected]

The committee will meet at 10:00am at T1.40-CR5 The Smith Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv.

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 5, 6, 7, and 8 in private.

2. Instruments subject to affirmative procedure:

The Committee will consider the following—

Legal Aid and Advice and Assistance (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 (SSI 2026/Draft)
First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Local Taxation Chamber (Rules of Procedure and Composition) (Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2026 (SSI 2026/Draft)
Domestic Abuse (Protection) (Scotland) Act 2021 (Consequential and Supplementary Amendments) Regulations 2026 (SSI 2026/Draft)
Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Co-ownership Authorised Contractual Schemes) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 (SSI 2026/Draft)
Public Procurement (India Trade Agreement) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 (SSI 2026/Draft)
Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedule 5) Order 2026 (SI 2026/Draft)
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 (SI 2026/Draft)

3. Instruments subject to negative procedure:

The Committee will consider the following—

Removing from Heritable Property (Form of Charge) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/402)
Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Decrees for Removing from Heritable Property) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2025 (SSI 2025/403)
Scottish Secure Tenancies (Proceedings for Possession) (Form of Notice) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/404)
Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Integration Joint Boards) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2025 (SSI 2025/405)
Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Agricultural Products) (Consequential Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/407)
Social Security (Residence in an EEA State or Switzerland) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/415)

4. Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure:

The Committee will consider the following—

Good Food Nation (Scotland) Act 2022 (Commencement No. 4) Revocation Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/395)
Domestic Abuse (Protection) (Scotland) Act 2021 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/400 (C.33))
Housing (Scotland) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/408 (C.34))

5. Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the delegated powers provisions in this Bill at Stage 1.

6. Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the delegated powers provisions in this Bill after Stage 2.

7. Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the delegated powers provisions in this Bill after Stage 2.

8. Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (UK Parliament legislation):

The Committee will consider the second supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum and powers to make subordinate legislation within devolved competence in the Bill.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Greg Black on 86266 or at [email protected]

The committee will meet at 10:00am at T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv.

1. Operation of the Public Sector Equality Duty in Scotland: The Committee will take evidence from—

• John Wilkes, Head of Scotland and Jennifer Laughland, Head of Scotland Legal, Equality and Human Rights Commission Scotland;

and then from—

• Kaukab Stewart, Minister for Equalities, Nick Bland, Deputy Director, Mainstreaming and Inclusion, and Vuyi Stutley, Solicitor, Legal Directorate, Scottish Government.

2. Operation of the Public Sector Equality Duty in Scotland: (In Private) The Committee will consider the evidence it heard under agenda item 1.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Euan Donald on 85204 or at [email protected]