What's On

The committee will meet at 9:00am at TG.60-CR3 The Fleming Room.

1. Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill (in private): The Committee will consider a draft Stage 1 report.

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 T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room.

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 4 and 5 in private.

2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instruments—Environmental Protection (Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and other Dangerous Substances) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/78)Railway Closure (Exclusion) (Hairmyres) Order 2025 (SSI 2025/81)

3. Scotland's train and bus services: The Committee will take evidence from—

• Greig MacKay, Director for Scotland, Bus Users UK
• Islay Jackson MSYP, Deputy Convener of the Transport, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee, Scottish Youth Parliament
• Robert Samson, Senior Engagement Manager, Transport Focus

and then from—

• Stephen Smellie, Member of UNISON’s National Executive Council and Scottish Committee, UNISON Scotland
• Jackson Cullinane, Head of Unite Scotland’s Politics & Campaigns Unit, UNITE
• Gordon Martin, RMT Scotland Organiser, National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT)
• Kevin Lindsay, District Organiser, Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen

4. Scotland's train and bus services: The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

5. Planning and Infrastructure Bill (UK Parliament legislation): The Committee will consider its approach to a Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.

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 TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room.

1. The Scottish budget process in practice: The Committee will take evidence from—

• Tom Josephs, Member, Budget Responsibility Committee, Office for Budget Responsibility
• Laura Gardiner, Acting Chief of Staff, Office for Budget Responsibility

and then from—

• Professor Mairi Spowage, Director, Fraser of Allander Institute
• Professor David Bell, Professor of Economics, University of Stirling

2. Work programme (in private): The Committee will consider its work programme.

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

The committee will meet at 9:30am at T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room.

1. Decisions on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 in private.

2. Building safety and maintenance: The Committee will take evidence from—

• Paul McLennan, Minister for Housing, Scottish Government
• Stephen Garvin, Deputy Director, Building Standards, Scottish Government
• Alan Johnston, Deputy Director, Cladding Remediation, Scottish Government
• Ruth Whatling, Housing Standards team leader, Better Homes, Scottish Government

3. Building safety and maintenance: The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

4. Cladding remediation programme: The Committee will consider a draft letter to the Minister for Housing.

5. Council Tax inquiry: The Committee will consider a draft letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government.

6. Housing inquiry: The Committee will consider a revised draft report.

7. National Planning Framework 4 annual review: The Committee will consider its approach to its annual review of the fourth National Planning Framework.

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

9. Child poverty: The Committee will consider a draft letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Jenny Mouncer on 85051 or at Jenny.Mouncer@parliament.scot

The committee will meet at 10:00am at T1.40-CR5 The Smith Room.

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 3, 4, 5 and 6 in private.

2. Instruments subject to negative procedure: The Committee will consider the following— Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Act 2022 (Saving Provisions) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/101)

3. Care Reform (Scotland) Bill : The Committee will consider the delegated powers in this Bill after Stage 2.

4. Dog Theft (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the response from the Member-in-charge to points raised on the delegated powers in this Bill at Stage 1.

5. Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (UK Parliament legislation): The Committee will consider the powers to make subordinate legislation within devolved competence conferred on UK Ministers in the Bill.

6. Work programme: The Committee will consider scrutiny of subordinate legislation made under Acts resulting from Scottish Law Commission Bills.

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