What's On

The committee will meet at 9:00am at TG.60-CR3 The Fleming Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv.

1. Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider correspondence from Jeremy Balfour on the Bill.

2. Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill:

The Committee will consider the Bill at Stage 2 (Day 3).

If necessary, the Committee will continue its consideration of the Bill at Stage 2 (Day 3) from 18:00 in Committee Room 1.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Alex Bruce on 85229 or at Alex.Bruce@Parliament.scot

The committee will meet at 9:15am 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 6 in private.

2. Instruments subject to affirmative procedure:

The Committee will consider the following—

Food Safety Act 1990 Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2026 (SSI 2026/Draft)

3. Instruments subject to negative procedure:

The Committee will consider the following—

Public Procurement (Agreement on Government Procurement) (Thresholds) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/299)
Scottish Register of Tartans Fees Order 2025 (SSI 2025/334)
Official Controls (Import of High Risk Food and Feed of Non-Animal Origin) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/335)
National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/337)
The Charities Accounts (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/341)

4. Document subject to parliamentary control:

The Committee will consider the following—

Draft Code of Practice: The Non-Party Campaigner Campaign Expenditure (Scottish Parliament Elections) Code of Practice 2025 (SG/2025/289)

5. Contract (Formation and Remedies) (Scotland) Bill:

The Committee will take evidence from—

• Lady Ann Paton, Chair, Professor Hector MacQueen, Former Lead Commissioner, and Rachel Rayner, Chief Executive, Scottish Law Commission;

and then from—

• Lorna Richardson, Senior Lecturer, Commercial Law, University of Edinburgh.

• Dr David Christie, Associate Dean for Academic Development and Student Experience, Robert Gordon University.

• Dr Jonathan Brown, Lecturer in Scots Private Law, University of Strathclyde.

• Professor Stephen Bogle, Professor of Law and Interpersonal Justice, University of Glasgow.

• Dr Hamish Patrick, Member of the Banking, Company and Insolvency Sub-Committee, Law Society of Scotland.

6. Evidence Session: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 5.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Greg Black on 86266 or at Greg.Black@parliament.scot

The committee will meet at 9:15am at TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv.

1. Work programme: (In Private) The Committee will consider its work programme.

2. Revenue Scotland: annual evidence session: The Committee will take evidence from—

• Elaine Lorimer, Chief Executive and Aidan O'Carroll, Chair, Revenue Scotland.

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

• Elaine Lorimer, Chief Executive, Michael Paterson, Head of Tax, John McVey, New Devolved Taxes Programme Manager, and James Lindsay, Tax Design Lead, Revenue Scotland;

and then from—

• Ivan McKee, Minister for Public Finance, Stephen Lea-Ross, Director, Cladding Remediation, Lorraine King, Deputy Director, Tax Strategy, Engagement and Performance, Hannah Taylor, Building Safety Levy Team Leader, and Hugh Angus, Lawyer, Scottish Government.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Joanne McNaughton, at FPA.committee@parliament.scot.

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 items 5 and 6 in private.

2. Adapting to the impacts of climate change: The Committee will take evidence from—

• Richard Millar, Head of Adaptation, Climate Change Committee.

3. Subordinate legislation:

The Committee will consider the following negative instruments—

Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2025 (SI 2025/1101)

Motor Vehicles (Competitions and Trials) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/300)

4. UK Subordinate legislation:

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

The GB Biocidal Products (Amendment) Regulations 2025

The Control of Mercury (Amendment) Regulations 2025

5. Adapting to the impacts of climate change: The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

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

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Peter McGrath on 85232 or at peter.mcgrath@parliament.scot

The committee will meet at 9:30am 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 items 3, 4 and 5 in private.

2. Human rights, equalities and access to services in rural areas of Scotland: The Committee will take evidence in a roundtable format from—

• Juliana Amaral, Chief Executive Officer, Borders Community Action.

• Wendy Hand, Deputy and Facilities Manager, Voluntary Action Shetland.

• Kirsty Harding, Senior Development Officer, Highland Third Sector Interface.

• Megan MacInnes, Board Member, Community Land Scotland.

• Artemis Pana, National Coordinator, Scottish Rural Action.

• Alasdair Ross, Policy and Consultations Officer, Aberdeenshire Voluntary Action.

• Sheena Stewart, Chief Officer, Uist Council of Voluntary Organisations.

• Alan Webb, Chief Executive Officer, Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway.

• Dr Luis F. Yanes, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Lead, Scottish Human Rights Commission.

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

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

5. Human rights, equalities and access to services in rural areas of Scotland: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard under agenda item 2.

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

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Euan Donald on 85204 or at euan.donald@parliament.scot

The committee will meet at 9:30am 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 4 in private.

2. Draft Climate Change Plan: The Committee will take evidence in roundtable format from—

• Dr Richard Atkins, Chartered Architect, The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland.

• Dr Jocelyne Fleming, Senior Policy and Public Affairs Officer, Chartered Institute of Building.

• Io Hadjicosta, Representative, Stop Climate Chaos Coalition.

• Cornelia Helmcke, Representative, Scottish Research Alliance for Energy, Homes and Livelihoods (SRAEHL).

• Alistair Hill, Head of Energy Transition, Consumer Scotland.

• Neil Osborne, Service Lead, Climate and Energy, Highland Council.

• David Raine, Policy Manager, Homes for Scotland.

• Derek Rankine, Head of Policy and Strategy, Built Environment Forum Scotland.

• Professor Janette Webb, Professorial Fellow, Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh.

3. Subordinate legislation:

The Committee will consider the following negative instruments—

Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 (Rural Housing Bodies) Amendment Order 2025 (SSI 2025/298);
Building (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/312).

4. Draft Climate Change Plan: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier in the meeting.

5. Tracker Report 2024-25: (In Private) The Committee will consider a draft report.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Jenny Mouncer on 85980 or at localgov.committee@parliament.scot.