What's On

The committee will meet at 9:15am at T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room.

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

2. Scottish Water (Annual Report and Accounts 2023-24): The Committee will take evidence from—

• Deirdrie Michie, Chair, Scottish Water
• Alex Plant, Chief Executive, Scottish Water
• Peter Farrer, Chief Operating Officer, Scottish Water
• Professor Simon Parsons, Director of Environment, Planning and Assurance, Scottish Water

3. Petition PE2123: The Committee will consider the following petition— Update air quality standards in Scotland to align with 2021 World Health Organisation guidelines.

4. Scottish Water (Annual Report and Accounts 2023-24): The Committee will consider the evidence 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, Peter McGrath on 85232 or at [email protected]

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

1. The Scottish budget process in practice: The Committee will take evidence from—

• Professor Graeme Roy, Chair, Scottish Fiscal Commission
• Professor Francis Breedon, Commissioner, Scottish Fiscal Commission
• John Ireland, Chief Executive, Scottish Fiscal Commission
• Claire Murdoch, Head of Fiscal Sustainability and Public Funding, Scottish Fiscal Commission

2. Scottish Fiscal Commission: annual evidence session: The Committee will take evidence from—

• Professor Graeme Roy, Chair, Scottish Fiscal Commission
• John Ireland, Chief Executive, Scottish Fiscal Commission

3. 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 9:30am at TG.60-CR3 The Fleming Room.

1. Work programme (in private): The Committee will consider its approach to developing its future work programme.

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 item 6 in private.

2. Instruments subject to affirmative procedure: The Committee will consider the following—Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Group Relief and Sub-sale Development Relief Modifications) (Scotland) Order 2025 (SSI 2025/Draft)

3. Instruments subject to negative procedure: The Committee will consider the following—Recognition of Overseas Qualifications (Charges) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/67)Railway Closure (Exclusion) (Hairmyres) Order 2025 (SSI 2025/81)

4. Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure: The Committee will consider the following— Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 (Commencement No. 5, Saving and Transitional Provision) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/73 (C.7))Aggregates Tax and Devolved Taxes Administration (Scotland) Act 2024 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/79 (C.8))Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session 1994 and Ordinary Cause Rules 1993 Amendment) (Miscellaneous) 2025 (SSI 2025/80)Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 (Commencement No. 5, Saving and Transitional Provision) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/84 (C.9))

5. Evidence session with the Minister for Parliamentary Business: The Committee will take evidence from—

• Jamie Hepburn, Minister for Parliamentary Business, Scottish Government
• Douglas Kerr, Deputy Legislation Co-ordinator, Scottish Government Legal Department, Scottish Government
• Steven MacGregor, Head of Parliament and Legislation Unit, Scottish Government

6. Evidence session with the Minister for Parliamentary Business: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier in the meeting.

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. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 3 to 6 in private.

2. Scottish Human Rights Commission: The Committee will take evidence on the Commission's report on progress in moving people from institutions to independent living from—

• Jan Savage, Executive Director, Scottish Human Rights Commission
• Oonagh Brown, Participation and Policy Officer, Scottish Human Rights Commission
• Cathy Asante, Legal Officer - Human Rights based approach, Scottish Human Rights Commission

3. Scottish Human Rights Commission: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard under agenda item 2.

4. British Sign Language Inquiry: The Committee will consider its approach to the inquiry.

5. International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR): The Committee will consider its approach to scrutiny of the Human Rights Consortium Scotland’s report submitted to the UN Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights.

6. EU Law Tracker: The Committee will consider correspondence from the Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee.

7. Operation of the Public Sector Equality Duty in Scotland (in private): The Committee will consider the evidence received on the inquiry.

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