2pm

Time for Reflection: Rev Dr Robin Hill, Church of Scotland minister of Gladsmuir linked with Longniddry
Parliamentary Bureau Motions

Graeme Dey (S6M-19646)

That the Parliament agrees, for the purposes of consideration of the supplementary legislative consent memorandum on the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill, Rule 9B.3.5 of Standing Orders is suspended.

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Graeme Dey (S6M-19647)

That the Parliament agrees to the following revisions to the programme of business for Tuesday 11 November 2025—
after
followed by Stage 1 Debate: UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Bill
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followed by Motion on Legislative Consent: Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill – UK Legislation
delete
4.15 pm Decision Time
and insert
4.30 pm Decision Time

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Topical Questions

Tess White (S6T-02747)

To ask the Scottish Government what its justification is for pursuing legal action in relation to its policy on transgender prisoners, in light of the judgment in the case, For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers.

Katy Clark (S6T-02748)

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reported comments by Professor Catriona Matheson, former chair of the Drug Deaths Taskforce, that the national mission on drug deaths has failed to deliver robust, evidence-based clinical care for people affected by drug use, due to clinical and practitioner expertise being sidelined.

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Ministerial Statement: Wildfire Summit
Stage 1 Debate: UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Bill

Richard Lochhead (S6M-19613)

That the Parliament agrees to the general principles of the UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Bill.

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Motion on Legislative Consent: Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - UK Legislation

Angela Constance (S6M-19614)

That the Parliament agrees that the relevant provisions of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill, introduced in the House of Commons on 30 January 2025, and subsequently amended, relating to clause 53(6) on the breach of interim Serious Crime Prevention Orders (iSCPO), so far as these matters fall within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament, should be considered by the UK Parliament.

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Urgent Question: Stephen Kerr: To ask the Scottish Government whether the culture secretary will correct the record regarding reports that he told a parliamentary committee that he had not been invited to attend a board meeting of Historic Environment Scotland, despite evidence to the contrary.
Committee Announcements
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4.30pm

Decision Time
Members’ Business: Liam Kerr: The Insights of the Reports of the Energy Transition Institute at Robert Gordon University, Striking the Balance

Liam Kerr (S6M-18800)

That the Parliament notes the report, Striking the Balance, which was produced by the Energy Transition Institute at Robert Gordon University; understands that it provides predictions for the future of the offshore energy workforce in the UK, which, it states, employs around 154,000 people, including in the North East Scotland region; understands that the report states that a best case outcome could see a need for 210,000 roles in offshore energy production, but that this would only be achievable through the installation of a further 6GW approximately of offshore wind each year and by managing the decline of oil and gas production over a prolonged timeframe; notes the report’s claim that the worst-case situation anticipates around 400 oil and gas job losses in the UK each fortnight across the next five years; acknowledges with concern the report’s claim that, if Scotland does not pursue renewable activities comprehensively and oil and gas production continues to decline, employment across the offshore energy industry could drop from around 75,000 jobs in 2024 to a figure in the range of 45,000 to 63,000 in the initial years of the next decade; welcomes the growth predicted in the report of the number of offshore renewables jobs in the UK, notes with concern, however, the suggestion in the report that the sector will likely struggle to absorb the amount of former oil and gas workers before 2028; recognises the report’s cautioning that a decrease in offshore energy jobs of nearly 20% could take place without decisive or prompt action, and commends the work of the Energy Transition Institute in producing what it sees as rigorous data regarding a pressing issue in Scotland.

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Members’ Business: Emma Harper: Supporting People Living with Secondary Breast Cancer in Scotland

Emma Harper (S6M-19043)

That the Parliament recognises that October 2025 is Breast Cancer Awareness Month; welcomes the raising of awareness of secondary (metastatic) breast cancer, which, it understands, is an incurable disease that affects an estimated 61,000 people across the UK, including around 4,000 in Scotland; acknowledges that this condition occurs when cancer cells spread from the breast to other parts of the body; understands that it is one of the leading causes of death among women under 50 in the UK; believes with concern that many people are unaware of the condition and its symptoms, and that misconceptions persist around its nature and terminology; understands that Public Health Scotland does not currently collect comprehensive data on metastatic cancer, particularly in cases where it is a recurrence of primary breast cancer; notes commitments made in the Scottish Government’s 2016 strategy, Beating Cancer: Ambition and Action, and the 2023-2026 Cancer Action Plan, to progress data collection; further notes calls from charities such as Make 2nds Count and Breast Cancer Now for improved national data collection, better access to specialist care and increased investment in research and support services; commends the work of these organisations in supporting patients and families, raising awareness and advocating for change, and notes requests for the Scottish Government to ensure that the commitment to improve data collection on metastatic cancers is fulfilled by March 2026, and that people living with the condition are better supported, counted and empowered.

Submitting member has a registered interest.

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Committee business

The committee will meet at 8:30am 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 2 in private.

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

3. Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the Bill at Stage 2 (Day 2).

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 3 in private.

2. Ecocide (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—

Dr Clare Frances Moran, Lecturer and Co-Director, Aberdeen Centre for Constitutional and Public International Law, University of Aberdeen;

Murdo MacLeod KC;

Rachael Weir, Head of Policy and Engagement and Iain Batho, Head of the Wildlife and Environmental Crime Unit, Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service;

and then from—

Dr Ricardo Pereira, Reader in Law, Cardiff University.

Dr Suwita Hani Randhawa, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of the West of England.

Dr Rachel Killean, Senior Lecturer, The University of Sydney Law School.

3. Ecocide (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting and review its approach to scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1.

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 and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv.

1. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Budget (Scotland) Act 2025 Amendment Regulations 2025 [draft] from—

Ivan McKee, Minister for Public Finance and Local Government, Claire Hughes, Head of Corporate Reporting, and Craig Maidment, Senior Finance Manager, Scottish Government.

2. Subordinate legislation:

Ivan McKee (Minister for Public Finance) to move—

S6M-19303—That the Finance and Public Administration Committee recommends that the Budget (Scotland) Act 2025 Amendment Regulations 2025 [draft] be approved.

3. Building Safety Levy (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—

Natasha Douglas, Land and Planning Manager, Bancon Homes;

Fionna Kell, Director of Policy, Homes for Scotland;

Julie Jackson, General Counsel and Company Director, Miller Homes;

and then from—

Hazel Johnson, Director, Built Environment Forum Scotland.

Anna Gardiner, Senior Policy Adviser, Scottish Land and Estates.

Josie Sclater, Senior Policy Officer, Scottish Property Federation.

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 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, 6 and 7 in private.

2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Energy Performance of Buildings (Scotland) Regulations from—

Màiri McAllan, Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Ross Loveridge, Head of Heat in Buildings Assessment Unit, Norman Macleod, Senior Principal Legal Officer, Patrick Mason, Head of Heat in Buildings Assessment – Policy & Technical Team, and Jess Niven, Interim Deputy Director, Heat in Buildings Policy and Regulation, Scottish Government.

3. Subordinate legislation:

Màiri McAllan (Cabinet Secretary for Housing) to move —

S6M-19564—That the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee recommends that the Energy Performance of Buildings (Scotland) Regulations 2025 [draft] be approved.

4. Pre-Budget Scrutiny: The Committee will consider a draft letter to the Scottish Government on its Pre-Budget Scrutiny.

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

6. Draft Climate Change Plan: The Committee will consider its approach to scrutinising the draft Climate Change Plan.

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

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Jenny Mouncer on 85051 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 item 5 in private.

2. Instruments subject to affirmative procedure:

The Committee will consider the following—

Rural Support (Improvement) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/Draft)
Good Food Nation (Specified Functions and Descriptions) (Scottish Ministers) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/Draft)
Sheep Carcase (Classification and Price Reporting) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/Draft)

3. Instruments subject to negative procedure:

The Committee will consider the following—

Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 (Rural Housing Bodies) Amendment Order 2025 (SSI 2025/298)
Motor Vehicles (Competitions and Trials) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/300)
Food (Promotion and Placement) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/303)
Building (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/312)

4. Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure:

The Committee will consider the following—

Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (Non-Party Campaigner Code of Practice) (Appointed Date) (Scotland) Order 2025 (SSI 2025/288)
Good Food Nation (Scotland) Act 2022 (Commencement No. 4) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/291)
Act of Sederunt (Intimation and Service) 2025 (SSI 2025/301)
Act of Sederunt (Electronic Signature and Electronic Transmission of Documents) 2025 (SSI 2025/302)
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (Commencement) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/304)

5. Building Safety Levy (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.

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. Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibility Duty) (Scotland) Bill: (In Private) The Committee will consider a draft Stage 1 report.

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

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Tuesday 11 November 2025

Business Bulletin

Chamber business

Time for Reflection: Rev Dr Robin Hill, Church of Scotland minister of Gladsmuir linked with Longniddry

Parliamentary Bureau Motions

Graeme Dey (S6M-19646)

Graeme Dey (S6M-19647)

Topical Questions

Tess White (S6T-02747)

Katy Clark (S6T-02748)

Ministerial Statement: Wildfire Summit

Stage 1 Debate: UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Bill

Richard Lochhead (S6M-19613)

Motion on Legislative Consent: Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - UK Legislation

Angela Constance (S6M-19614)

Urgent Question: Stephen Kerr: To ask the Scottish Government whether the culture secretary will correct the record regarding reports that he told a parliamentary committee that he had not been invited to attend a board meeting of Historic Environment Scotland, despite evidence to the contrary.

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Business Motions

Parliamentary Bureau Motions

Decision Time

Members’ Business: Liam Kerr: The Insights of the Reports of the Energy Transition Institute at Robert Gordon University, Striking the Balance

Liam Kerr (S6M-18800)

Members’ Business: Emma Harper: Supporting People Living with Secondary Breast Cancer in Scotland

Emma Harper (S6M-19043)

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Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

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