What's On

The committee will meet at 8:30am at TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv.

1. Scottish Spending Review 2026 and Infrastructure Delivery Pipeline 2026: The Committee will take evidence from—

• Shona Robison, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government, Richard McCallum, Director of Public Spending, and Cathy Sumner, Head of Public Spending Team, Scottish Government.

2. Public administration in government: The Committee will take evidence from—

• Joe Griffin, Permanent Secretary, Lesley Fraser, Director-General Corporate, and Richard McCallum, Director of Public Spending, Scottish Government.

3. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Scottish Landfill Tax (Standard Rate and Lower Rate) Order 2026 (SSI 2026/97) from—

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

4. Subordinate legislation:

Ivan McKee (Minister for Public Finance) to move—

S6M-20861—That the Finance and Public Administration Committee recommends that the Scottish Landfill Tax (Standard Rate and Lower Rate) Order 2026 (SSI 2026/97) be approved.

5. Annual report: (In Private) The Committee will consider a draft annual report for the parliamentary year from 13 May 2025 to 8 April 2026.

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 4, 5 and 6 in private.

2. Public Health Scotland: The Committee will take evidence from—

• Cllr Nairn Angus-McDonald, Non-Executive Director, Cllr Julie Bell, Non-Executive Director, Alastair Boyle MBE, Board Chair, and Paul Johnston, Chief Executive Officer, Public Health Scotland.

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

• Jenni Minto, Minister for Public Health and Women's Health, Professor Linda Bauld OBE, Chief Social Policy Adviser, Fiona Dill, Team Leader for Tobacco and Nicotine, and Katherine Mcgarvey, Lawyer, Scottish Government.

4. Tobacco and Vapes Bill (UK Parliament legislation): The Committee will consider a draft report on supplementary LCM-S6-51b.

5. Public Health Scotland: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.

6. Annual Report 2025-26: The Committee will consider a draft annual report for the Parliamentary year from 13 May 2025 to 8 April 2026.

7. Session 6 Legacy Report: (In Private) The Committee will consider a draft report.

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

The committee will meet at 9:15am 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, 6, 7 and 8 in private.

2. Railways Bill (UK Parliament legislation): The Committee will take evidence on legislative consent memorandum LCM(S6)69 and supplementary legislative consent memorandum LCM(S6)69a from—

• Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Transport and Debbie Blair, Lawyer, Scottish Government.

• Bill Reeve, Director for Rail Reform, Transport Scotland.

3. MV Glen Sannox (Hull 801) and MV Glen Rosa (Hull 802): The Committee will take evidence from—

• Duncan Anderson, Chair, Graeme Thomson, Chief Executive Officer, and David Dishon, Chief Financial Officer and Accountable Officer, Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) Ltd.

4. Document subject to parliamentary control: The Committee will take evidence on the Environmental Standards Scotland Strategy 2026-2031 from—

• Dr Richard Dixon, Chair, Mark Roberts, Chief Executive, and Neil Langhorn, Head of Strategy and Analysis, Environmental Standards Scotland.

5. Railways Bill (UK Parliament legislation): The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

6. MV Glen Sannox (Hull 801) and MV Glen Rosa (Hull 802): The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

7. Document subject to parliamentary control: The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier on the Environmental Standards Scotland Strategy 2026-2031.

8. Ecocide (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider correspondence received from the Presiding Officer, Convener of the Parliamentary Bureau.

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 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 4, 5 and 6 in private.

2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Investigation and Commencement of Repair (Scotland) Regulations 2026 [draft] from—

• Màiri McAllan, Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Nichelle Gill, Policy Manager, Charles Willis, Housing Standards and Quality Team Leader, and Sarah Woolman, Lawyer, Scottish Government.

3. Subordinate legislation:

Màiri McAllan (Cabinet Secretary for Housing) to move—

S6M-20535—That the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee recommends that the Investigation and Commencement of Repair (Scotland) Regulations 2026 [draft] be approved.

4. Legacy report: The Committee will consider a draft legacy report.

5. Annual report: The Committee will consider a draft annual report for the parliamentary year from 13 May 2025 to 8 April 2026.

6. Independent Review of the Process for Determining Electoral Boundaries in Scotland: The Committee will consider the final report from the Chair of the Review.

7. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will, not before 11 am, consider the Non-Domestic Rates (Levying and Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 (SSI 2026/68), taking evidence from—

• Ivan McKee, Minister for Public Finance, Anouk Berthier, Head of Non-Domestic Rates Policy, and Donald Henderson, Deputy Director, Nature, Scottish Government.

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 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 in private.

2. Instruments subject to affirmative procedure:

The Committee will consider the following—

Antisocial Behaviour (Fixed Penalty Offences) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2026 (SSI 2026/Draft)

3. Lobbying (Scotland) Act 2016: The Committee will consider motion S6M-20942 relating to the Lobbying (Scotland) Act 2016 (Modifications) Resolution 2026.

4. Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the delegated powers provisions in this Bill after Stage 2.

5. Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the delegated powers provisions in this Bill after Stage 2.

6. Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the delegated powers provisions in this Bill after Stage 2.

7. Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the delegated powers provisions in this Bill after Stage 2.

8. Northern Ireland Troubles Bill (UK Parliament legislation): The Committee will consider the Legislative Consent Memorandum and the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum, and powers to make subordinate legislation within devolved competence in the Bill.

9. Quarterly report: The Committee will consider a draft report for the parliamentary quarter from 18 November 2025 to 26 January 2026.

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. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 3, any future consideration of that item and consideration of a draft annual report for the parliamentary year from 13 May 2025 to 8 April 2026 in its remaining meetings this session in private.

2. Inquiry into Neurodivergence in Scotland: (In Private) The Committee will consider a draft report.

3. Legacy Report: The Committee will consider a draft legacy report.

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