What's On

The committee will meet at 8:30am 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 items 2, 3 and 5 in private.

2. Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill (UK Parliament legislation): The Committee will consider the evidence heard at last week's meeting.

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

4. Draft Climate Change Plan: (At approximately 9.00am) The Committee will take evidence from—

• Lloyd Austin, Policy Advisor, Stop Climate Chaos Scotland;

• Professor James Curran, Member, Climate Emergency Response Group;

• Dr Mark Winskel, Senior Lecturer, University of Edinburgh;

• Jess Pepper, Founder and Director, Climate Café;

• Professor Kevin Anderson, Professor of Energy and Climate Change, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research;

and then from—

• Philip Gomm, Head of External Communications, RAC Foundation.

• Andy Poole, Head of Environmental Policy, Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

• Jarrod Birch, Head of Policy, ChargeUK.

• Professor Jillian Anable, Chair in Transport and Energy, Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds.

5. Draft Climate Change Plan: The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

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 4 and 5 in private.

2. Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence from—

• Dr George Fernie, Senior Medical Reviewer and Caldicott Guardian, Healthcare Improvement Scotland Certification Review Service;

• Annemarie MacAlpine, President, Association of Registrars of Scotland;

• Jim Murdoch, Senior Manager, Wellbeing Planning and Performance, East Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership;

and then from—

• Jenni Minto, Minister for Public Health and Women's Health, Rachel Coutts, Lawyer, Owen Griffiths, Legislation Team Leader, Alison McLeod, Lawyer, Katrina McNeill, Team Leader - Burial and Cremation, and Lucy Orren, Lawyer, Scottish Government.

3. Subordinate legislation:

The Committee will consider the following negative instrument—

National Health Service (General Dental Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025

4. Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.

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

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 T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv.

1. Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibility Duty) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the Bill at Stage 2.

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

The committee will meet at 9:30am at T1.22 The Burns Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv.

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

• David Phillips, Associate Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies.

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

3. Cost-effectiveness of Scottish public inquiries: (In Private) The Committee will consider a draft report.

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

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

• Craig Hatton, Climate Change Lead, Solace;

• Cllr Gail Macgregor, Environment and Economy Spokesperson and Robert Nicol, Chief Officer - Environment and Economy, COSLA;

• George Tarvit, Director, Sustainable Scotland Network;

• Clare Wharmby, Co-Director, Scottish Climate Intelligence Service;

and then from—

• Nicola Barclay, Chair, Built Environment - Smarter Transformation (BE-ST).

• Gillian Campbell, Director, Existing Homes Alliance Scotland.

• Ian Hughes, Engagement Director Scotland, Construction Industry Training Board.

• Professor Sean Smith, Honorary Fellow, Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists.

• Elaine Waterson, Policy Manager (Scotland), Energy Saving Trust.

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

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

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 item 5 in private.

2. Instruments subject to affirmative procedure:

The Committee will consider the following—
Hydrolysis (Scotland) (No. 1) Regulations 2026 (SSI 2026/Draft)
Hydrolysis (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 2026 (SSI 2026/Draft)
National Bus Travel Concession Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2026 (SSI 2026/Draft)
Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Investment Zones Relief) (Scotland) Order 2026 (SSI 2026/Draft)

3. Instruments subject to negative procedure:

The Committee will consider the following—

Education (Scotland) Act 2025 (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/385)
Common Services Agency (Membership and Procedure) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/387)

4. Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure:

The Committee will consider the following—

Aggregates Tax and Devolved Taxes Administration (Scotland) Act 2024 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/386 (C.30))
Care Reform (Scotland) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/388 (C.31))
Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/393 (C. 32))

5. Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the delegated powers provisions in this Bill after Stage 2.

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