What's On

The committee will meet at 9:00am 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 in private.

2. British Sign Language Inquiry: The Committee will take evidence from—

• Alana Harper, Chief Executive Officer, Deaf Links
• Avril Hepner, BSL Scotland Manager, British Deaf Association Scotland
• Dr Hannah Tweed, Scottish Sensory Hub Manager, Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE)

and then from—

• Lucy Clark
• Professor Jemina Napier, Chair of Intercultural Communication, Heriot-Watt University
• Rachel O'Neill, Moray House School of Education and Sport, University of Edinburgh

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

4. British Sign Language Inquiry (in private): The Committee will consider the evidence it heard under agenda item 2.

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

The committee will meet at 9:00am at T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone 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. Housing (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the Bill at Stage 2 (Day 7).

3. National Planning Framework 4 Annual Review: The Committee will take evidence from—

• Esme Clelland, Senior Conservation Planner RSPB and Convener Link Planning Group, Scottish Environment LINK
• Hazel Johnson, Director, Built Environment Forum Scotland
• Kevin Murphy, Head of Planning, Homes for Scotland

4. Scottish Public Services Ombudsman - Statement of Principles for Complaints Handling Procedures: The Committee will consider the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman draft revised Statement of Principles for Complaints Handling Procedures (SPSO 2025/01).

5. National Planning Framework 4 Annual Review: The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Jenny Mouncer on 85051 or at [email protected]

The committee will meet at 9:00am 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 4 in private.

2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instrument— Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (Highland Council) Designation Amendment Order 2025 (SSI 2025/148)

3. Land Reform (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the Bill at Stage 2 (Day 1).

4. 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 9:15am 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 5, 6 and 7 in private.

2. Pandemic preparedness: The Committee will take evidence from—

• Professor Sir Gregor Smith, Chief Medical Officer, Scottish Government
• Daniel Kleinberg, Deputy Director, Population Health Resilience and Protection Division, Scottish Government
• Dr Jim McMenamin, Interim Director of Clinical and Protecting Health, Public Health Scotland

3. Mental Welfare Commission: The Committee will take evidence from—

• Claire Lamza, Executive Director of Nursing, Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
• Suzanne McGuinness, Executive Director of Social Work, Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
• Julie Paterson, Chief Executive Officer, Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland

4. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instrument— Human Tissue (Supply of Information about Transplants) (Scotland) Regulations 2025

5. Pandemic preparedness: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.

6. Mental Welfare Commission: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 3.

7. Employment Rights Bill (UK Parliament legislation): The Committee will consider an updated draft report on supplementary legislative consent memorandum LCM-S6-53a.

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 TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv.

1. Proposed Contingent Liability (in private): The Committee will take evidence from—

• Dr Alasdair Allan, Acting Minister for Climate Action, Scottish Government
• Debbie England, Marine Directorate, Scottish Government
• Jessica Malcolm, Marine Directorate, Scottish Government
• Robert Loomes, Scottish Government Finance, Scottish Government

2. Proposed Contingent Liability (in private): The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

3. Cost-effectiveness of Scottish public inquiries: The Committee will take evidence from—

• Rebecca McKee, Senior Researcher, Institute for Government
• Mary Morgan, Chief Executive, NHS National Services Scotland

4. Annual report (in private): The Committee will consider a draft annual report for the parliamentary year from 13 May 2024 to 12 May 2025.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Joanne McNaughton, 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 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 in private.

2. Instruments subject to negative procedure: The Committee will consider the following— Education (Appeal Committee Procedures) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/144)Valuation (Proposals Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/146)Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/149)Teachers’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/152)

3. Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure: The Committee will consider the following— Children (Scotland) Act 2020 (Commencement No. 3 and Saving Provision) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/157 (C.14))

4. Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill from—

• Graham Simpson, Member in charge of the Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill, Scottish Parliament
• Catriona Lyle, Solicitor, Legal Services, Scottish Parliament

5. UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the delegated powers in this Bill at Stage 1.

6. Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the delegated powers in this Bill at Stage 1.

7. Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the Scottish Government's response to points raised on the delegated powers provisions in this Bill at Stage 1.

8. Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill: The Committee will consider the evidence from the Member-in-charge to points raised on the delegated powers provisions in this Bill at Stage 1.

9. Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (UK Parliament legislation): the Committee will consider the powers to make subordinate legislation within devolved competence conferred on UK Ministers in the Bill.

10. Framework legislation and Henry VIII powers: The Committee will consider any further steps it wishes to take in relation to guidance following its inquiry.

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