What's On

The committee will meet at 8:45am 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 8 and 9 in private.

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

• Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Transport and Philip Raines, Deputy Director for Domestic Climate Change, Scottish Government.

• Morna Cannon, Director of Environment, Climate and Sustainability and Heather Cowan, Head of Climate Change and Just Transition for Transport, Transport Scotland.

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

• Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Scottish Government.

• Alison Irvine, Chief Executive, Catherine Jess-Gibson, Director of Finance and Corporate Services, and Lawrence Shackman, Director of Infrastructure Projects, Transport Scotland.

4. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Digital Waste Tracking (Scotland) Regulations 2026 from—

• Gillian Martin, Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy, Haydn Thomas, Producer Responsibility Unit Head, and Ailsa Heine, Solicitor, Scottish Government.

5. Subordinate legislation: Gillian Martin (Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy) to move—S6M-20458—That the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee recommends that the Digital Waste Tracking (Scotland) Regulations 2026 [draft] be approved.

6. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 from—

• Gillian Martin, Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy, Kay White, Team Lead, Lauchlan Hall, Senior Policy Adviser, and Julia Burgham Pearson, Lawyer, Scottish Government.

7. Subordinate legislation: Gillian Martin (Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy) to move—S6M-20456—That the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee recommends that the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 [draft] be approved.

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

9. Budget Scrutiny 2026-27: 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 9:00am at TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv.

1. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Co-ownership Authorised Contractual Schemes) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 [draft] from—

• Ivan McKee, Minister for Public Finance, Laura Parker, LBTT Policy Lead, Directorate for Tax and Revenues, and Laura Wilkinson, Lawyer, Scottish Government.

2. Subordinate legislation:

Ivan McKee (Minister for Public Finance) to move—

S6M-20588—That the Finance and Public Administration Committee recommends that the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Co-ownership Authorised Contractual Schemes) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 [draft] be approved.

3. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Scottish Aggregates Tax (Applicable Rate of Tax) Regulations 2026 [draft] from—

• Ivan McKee, Minister for Public Finance, Cara Woods, Senior Policy Advisor, Aggregates and Landfill Taxes, and Laura Wilkinson, Lawyer, Scottish Government.

4. Subordinate legislation:

Ivan McKee (Minister for Public Finance) to move—

S6M-20364—That the Finance and Public Administration Committee recommends that the Scottish Aggregates Tax (Applicable Rate of Tax) Regulations 2026 [draft] be approved.

5. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Scottish Landfill Tax (Administration) Amendment Regulations 2026 (SSI 2026/8) from—

• Ivan McKee, Minister for Public Finance, Jonathan Waite, Aggregates Tax Bill Team Leader, and Laura Wilkinson, Lawyer, Scottish Government.

6. Budget Scrutiny 2026-27: (In Private) The Committee will consider a draft report.

7. Interparliamentary Finance Committee Forum: (In Private) The Committee will consider a draft legacy report.

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

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Joanne McNaughton, 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 6 and 7 in private.

2. Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland: The Committee will take evidence from—

• Karen Titchener, Patient Safety Commissioner.

3. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Food Supplements (Magnesium L-threonate monohydrate) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 from—

• Jenni Minto, Minister for Public Health and Women's Health and Ian Vickerstaff, Solicitor, Food, Health and Social Care Division, Scottish Government.

• Stephen Hendry, Head of Labelling and Standards, Food Standards Scotland.

4. Subordinate legislation:

Jenni Minto MSP (Minister for Public Health and Women's Health) to move—

S6M-20368—That the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee recommends that the Food Supplements (Magnesium L-threonate monohydrate) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 be approved.

5. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Integration Joint Boards) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2025 from—

• Matt Crilly, Policy Manager and Councillor Paul Kelly, Spokesperson for Health and Social Care, COSLA;

• Stephen Smellie, Chair of Social Work Issues Group, UNISON Scotland;

and then from—

• Sandra Auld, Service User Member - Perth & Kinross Integration Joint Board;

• Rob Gowans, Policy and Public Affairs Manager, Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE);

• Natalie Masterson, Chief Executive Officer for Stirling, Third Sector Interface Network Scotland;

and then from—

• Tom Arthur, Minister for Social Care and Mental Wellbeing, Imogen Lambert, Team Leader for National Care Service Participation Policy, John Paul Liddle, Deputy Director for the National Care Service, and Lucy McMichael, Head of Branch, Social Care Legal Services Unit, Scottish Government.

6. Subordinate Legislation: The Committee will consider a draft report on the Food Supplements (Magnesium L-threonate monohydrate) (Scotland) Regulations 2026.

7. Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland: 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 T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv.

1. Draft Climate Change Plan: (In Private) The Committee will consider a draft report.

2. Decisions on taking business in private: (At approximately 10.00am) The Committee will decide whether to take items 7 and 8 in private.

3. Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill:

The Committee will take evidence on the Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1, followed by evidence on the—

Visitor Levy (Local Authority Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 (SSI 2026/Draft)

• Ivan McKee, Minister for Public Finance, Fiona Campbell, Visitor Levy and Cruise Ship Levy Team Leader, David Storrie, Head of Local Taxation Policy, Kayleigh Blair, Solicitor, Michal Polaski, Solicitor, and Susan Robb, Solicitor, Scottish Government.

4. Subordinate legislation:

Ivan McKee (Minister for Public Finance) to move—

S6M-20366—That the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee recommends that the Visitor Levy (Local Authority Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 [draft] be approved.

S6M-20365—That the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee recommends that the Visitor Levy (Reviews and Appeals) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 [draft] be approved.

S6M-20509—That the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee recommends that the Visitor Levy (Scotland) Act 2024 Amendment Regulations 2026 [draft] be approved.

5. Subordinate legislation:

The Committee will consider the following negative instrument—

Visitor Levy (Interest on Unpaid Levy and Penalties) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 (SSI 2026/9)

6. Subordinate legislation:

The Committee will consider the following negative instruments—

Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 (Remuneration) Amendment Regulations 2026 (SSI 2026/1)

Building (Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2026 (SSI 2026/7)

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

8. Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 3, and at its meeting on 27 January 2026.

9. Budget Scrutiny 2026-27 : (In Private) The Committee will consider the evidence it heard at its meeting on 27 January 2026.

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

The committee will meet at 9:45am 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 6 and 7 in private.

2. Instruments subject to affirmative procedure:

The Committee will consider the following—

Community Care (Personal Care and Nursing Care) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2026 (SSI 2026/Draft)
Budget (Scotland) Act 2025 Amendment Regulations 2026 (SSI 2026/Draft)
Absent Voting (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2026 (SSI 2026/Draft)
Absent Voting (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 (SSI 2026/Draft)
Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Skin Piercing and Tattooing) Amendment Order 2026 (SSI 2026/Draft)
Public Services Reform (Scottish Water) Order 2026 (SSI 2026/Draft)
Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Amendment Order 2026 (SSI 2026/Draft)
Council Tax (Variation for Unoccupied Dwellings) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2026 (SSI 2026/Draft)

3. Instruments subject to negative procedure:

The Committee will consider the following—

Revenue Scotland and Tax Powers Act (Interest on Unpaid Tax and Interest Rates in General) Amendment Regulations 2026 (SSI 2026/17)
Revenue Scotland and Tax Powers Act (Involved Third Party) Amendment Order 2026 (SSI 2026/18)
Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (Modification) Regulations 2026 (SSI 2026/19)
NHS Education for Scotland and Common Services Agency (Transfer of Staff) Regulations 2026 (SSI 2026/23)

4. Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure:

The Committee will consider the following—

Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Act 2023 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2026 (SSI 2026/24 (C.2))

5. Contract (Formation and Remedies) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the Bill at Stage 2 (Day 1).

6. Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the delegated powers provisions in this Bill after Stage 2.

7. Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill (UK Parliament legislation): The Committee will consider the 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. Budget Scrutiny 2026-27: The Committee will take evidence from—

• Shona Robison, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government, Kaukab Stewart, Minister for Equalities, Rob Priestley, Head of Mainstreaming Unit, and Simon Fuller, Deputy Director, Fiscal Strategy and Analysis, Scottish Government.

2. Subordinate legislation:

The Committee will take evidence on—

The Criminal Legal Aid and Assistance by Way of Representation (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 [draft]; and

The Legal Aid and Advice and Assistance (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 [draft]

from—

• Siobhian Brown, Minister for Victims and Community Safety, Ciaran McDonald, Legal Aid Reform Team Leader, Connor Duffy, Legal Aid Reform Manager, and Martin Brown, Lawyer, Legal Directorate, Scottish Government.

3. Subordinate legislation:

Siobhian Brown (Minister for Victims and Community Safety) to move—

S6M-20270—That the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee recommends that the Criminal Legal Aid and Assistance by Way of Representation (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 [draft] be approved; and

S6M-20216—That the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee recommends that the Legal Aid and Advice and Assistance (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 [draft] be approved.

4. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Local Taxation Chamber (Rules of Procedure and Composition) (Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2026 [draft] from—

• Siobhian Brown, Minister for Victims and Community Safety, Mandy Williams, Unit Head of Tribunals and Judicial Policy, and Rachel Nicholson, Lawyer, Legal Directorate, Scottish Government.

5. Subordinate legislation: Siobhian Brown (Minister for Victims and Community Safety) to move—S6M-20225—That the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee recommends that the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Local Taxation Chamber (Rules of Procedure and Composition) (Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2026 [draft] be approved.

6. Budget Scrutiny 2026-27: (In Private) The Committee will consider the evidence it heard under agenda item 1.

7. Subordinate Legislation: (In Private) The Committee will consider the evidence it heard under agenda items 2 and 4.

8. Inquiry into Neurodivergence in Scotland: (In Private) The Committee will consider the evidence it heard at its meeting on 20 January 2026.

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