1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take items 5 and 6 in private and whether consideration of the Stage 1 Land Reform (Scotland) Bill report should be taken in private at future meetings.

2. Land Reform (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—

• Mairi Gougeon
  Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands
  Scottish Government
• Andrew Proudfoot
  Land Reform Bill Team Leader
  Scottish Government
• Keith White
  Lawyer
  Scottish Government
• Fiona Leslie
  Agricultural Holdings and Women in Agriculture Team Leader
  Scottish Government
• Andrew Crawley
  Lawyer
  Scottish Government

3. Appointment of the Chair of Environmental Standards Scotland

The Committee will take evidence from—

• Dr Richard Dixon
  Chair nominee

4. UK subordinate legislation

The Committee will consider a proposal by the Scottish Government to consent to the UK Government legislating in a devolved area as set out in the following UK statutory instrument proposal—

The Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2025

5. Land Reform (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will consider the evidence heard under agenda item 2.

6. Appointment of the Chair of Environmental Standards Scotland

The Committee will consider the evidence heard under agenda item 3.