What's On

The committee will meet at 9:00am at T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room.

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

2. Proposed Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the proposed Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 from—

• Lin Bunten, Chief Operating Officer, Regulation, Business and Environment, Scottish Environment Protection Agency

3. Land Reform (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—

• Hamish Lean, Partner and Head of Rural Property, Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP
• Martin Hall, Senior Director, Davidson & Robertson
• Tom Oates, Director, Oates Rural
• Andrew Wood, Partner, Residential Development, Bidwells

4. Proposed Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

5. Land Reform (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

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

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

The committee will meet at 9:30am at TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room.

1. Budget Scrutiny 2025-26: The Committee will take evidence in a roundtable format from—

• Andy Witty, Director of Strategic Policy and Corporate Governance, Colleges Scotland
• Reuben Aitken, Managing Director, Scottish Development International
• Sandy Begbie CBE, Chief Executive Officer, Scottish Financial Enterprise
• Claire Mack, Chief Executive Officer, Scottish Renewables
• Gordon McGuinness, Director of Industry and Enterprise Networks, Skills Development Scotland
• Dr Alastair McInroy, Chief Executive Officer, Technology Scotland
• Professor Alastair Florence, Director, Continuous Manufacturing and Crystallisation Centre (CMAC), University of Strathclyde

2. Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Financial Memorandum: The Committee will take evidence from—

• Liam McArthur, Member in Charge of the Bill, Scottish Parliament
• Nick Hawthorne, Senior Clerk, Non-Government Bills Unit, Scottish Parliament
• Liz Anderson, Assistant Clerk, Non-Government Bills Unit, Scottish Parliament

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

The committee will meet at 9:30am at TG.60-CR3 The Fleming Room.

1. Decisions on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 4 and 5 in private.

2. Budget Scrutiny 2025-2026: The Committee will take evidence on the Scottish Government's Budget 2025-2026 from—

• Neil Gray, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Scottish Government
• Shiree Donnelly, Deputy Director, Health and Social Care Financial Management, Scottish Government
• Alan Gray, Director of Health and Social Care Finance, Scottish Government

3. Tobacco and Vapes Bill (UK Parliament legislation): The Committee will take evidence on legislative consent memorandum LCM-S6-51 from—

• Jenni Minto, Minister for Public Health and Women's Health, Scottish Government
• Professor Linda Bauld OBE, Chief Social Policy Adviser, Scottish Government
• Fiona Dill, Teams Leader for Tobacco, Gambling, Diet and Healthy Weight Directorate, Scottish Government
• Ruth Foulis, Lawyer, Legal Services Directorate (SGLD), Scottish Government

4. Budget Scrutiny 2025-2026: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.

5. Tobacco and Vapes Bill (UK Parliament Legislation): The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 3.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Alex Bruce on 85229 or at [email protected]

The committee will meet at 10:00am at T1.40-CR5 The Smith Room.

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

2. Instruments subject to made affirmative procedure: The Committee will consider the following—Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (additional amount: transactions relating to second homes etc.) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2024 (SSI 2024/367)

3. Instruments subject to negative procedure: The Committee will consider the following— Conservation of Salmon (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/368)Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications) (Scotland) Amendment (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/369)

4. Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure: The Committee will consider the following—Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Act 2024 (Commencement) Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/370 (C.24))

5. Criminal Justice Modernisation and Abusive Domestic Behaviour Reviews (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the Scottish Government's response to points raised on the delegated powers in this Bill at Stage 1.

6. Statutory Instrument Protocol 2: The Committee will consider an update on Statutory Instrument Protocol 2.

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

The committee will meet at 10:00am at T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room.

1. Work programme (in private): The Committee will consider its work programme.

2. Work programme (in private): The Committee will consider any follow-up to its work on the report of the Gender Sensitive Parliament Advisory Group.

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

The committee will meet at 10:00am at T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room.

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 in private.

2. Scrutiny of the Scottish Housing Regulator: The Committee will take evidence from—

• Michael Cameron, Chief Executive , Scottish Housing Regulator
• George Walker, Chair, Scottish Housing Regulator

3. Scrutiny of the Scottish Housing Regulator: The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

4. Scrutiny of SPCB Supported Bodies: The Committee will consider draft correspondence to the Ethical Standards Commissioner, Standards Commission for Scotland and the Finance and Public Administration Committee.

5. Housing emergency inquiry: The Committee will consider a draft report on its visit to Argyll & Bute Council.

6. Renters' Rights Bill (UK Parliament legislation): The Committee will consider a draft report on Legislative Consent Memorandum LCM-(S6)-49.

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

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Euan Donald on 85212 or at [email protected]