Welcome to the Scottish Parliament

Wednesday’s business in the Chamber

Wednesday’s business in the Chamber starts from 2:00pm and includes:

• Portfolio Questions
• Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party debates on NHS construction projects and criminal sentencing

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Evidence taken on Referendums Bill

The Finance and Constitution Committee will meet to take evidence on the Referendums (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1. Witnesses include:

• Chief Executive of the Electoral Commission, Bob Posner.
• Electoral Commissioner for Scotland, Dame Sue Bruce.
• Head of the Electoral Commission, Andy O’Neill.

Watch the meeting live on SPTV

Committee round table on Brexit

The Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee will meet from 10:00am to discuss how the UK’s exit from the EU will impact the agriculture sector. Witnesses who will be giving evidence include:

• Dr Carmen Hubbard, Senior Lecturer on Agriculture, Newcastle University.
• James Withers, Chief Executive of Scotland Food and Drink.

Watch the meeting live on SPTV

Call for evidence on bottle deposit scheme

The Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee has launched a call for evidence to find out what barriers might prevent people from taking part in a proposed bottle deposit scheme.

This scheme will see a 20p deposit applied to drinks packaged in certain single use containers. This deposit could then be reclaimed by consumers by returning the containers to retailers.

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