What's On

The committee will meet at 8:30am at TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room.

1. Education (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the Bill at Stage 2 (Day 1).

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Pauline McIntyre on 85252 or at Pauline.McIntyre@parliament.scot

The committee will meet at 9:00am at T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room.

1. Dog Theft (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—Siobhian Brown, Minister for Victims and Community Safety, supported by Jim Wilson, Licensing Team Leader, Scottish Government.

2. Dog Theft (Scotland) Bill (in private): The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Emma Johnston on 85225 or at emma.johnston@parliament.scot

The committee will meet at 9:30am at T1.40-CR5 The Smith Room.

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

2. Consideration of continued petitions: The Committee will consider the following continued petitions— PE2018: Recognise the value of swimming pools and provide financial relief to help keep pools open. The Committee will take evidence from—John Lunn, Chief Executive, Scottish SwimmingDerek McGown, Coach, East Kilbride Swimming ClubDuncan Scott OBE, Olympic AthleteAbi Thomson, Young Volunteer Programme Championand then from—Dianne Breen, Coached Programmes Manager, Sport AberdeenKirsty Doig, Director, The Darcey Sunshine ProjectJillian Gibson, Policy Manager for Sport and Physical Activity, COSLABen Lamb, Chief Executive, West Lothian Leisure (Xcite)and then consider—PE1610: Upgrade the A75;PE1657: A77 upgrade;PE1916: Request a public inquiry into the management of the rest and be thankful project;PE1967: Protect Loch Lomond’s Atlantic oakwood shoreline by implementing the High road option for the A82 upgrade between Tarbet and Inverarnan;PE2132: Publish a timeline for the dualling of the A96 between Inverness and Nairn by Easter 2025;PE1911: Review of Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006 as it relates to post-mortems;PE1962: Stop motorhomes parking overnight out with formal campsites, caravan parks and Aires;PE2024: Create a national, public information programme to raise awareness of the impacts of steroids, selective androgen receptor modulators, and other performance enhancing drugs;PE2079: Introduce legislation to provide for exemptions in paying medical facility parking charges and to create a new classification of parking badge for care-givers; andPE2136: Make non-fatal strangulation a standalone criminal offence in Scotland.

3. Consideration of new petitions: The Committee will consider the following new petitions—PE2139: Automatic expulsion for children charged with committing a crime against another child; andPE2146: Allow the use of privately sourced donor eggs in NHS funded IVF treatment.

4. Consideration of Evidence: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.

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

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Jyoti Chandola on 85227 or at jyoti.chandola@parliament.scot

The committee will meet at 9:30am at T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room.

1. Skills Delivery: The Committee will take evidence from—

• Tony Burns, Chief Operating Officer, ACS Clothing
• Jennifer Davies, Strategic Workforce Manager , ScottishPower Energy Networks
• Doug Duguid, Chief Executive, Aurora Energy Services
• Stevie Wilson, Global Apprenticeship Manager , SCORE Group

2. Skills Delivery (in private): The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Anne Peat on 85182 or at anne.peat@parliament.scot

The committee will meet at 9:30am at TG.60-CR3 The Fleming Room.

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

2. Sustainable transport: Reducing car use: The Committee will take evidence from—

• Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Scottish Government
• Roy Brannen, Director-General Net Zero, Scottish Government
• Alison Irvine, Chief Executive, Transport Scotland
• Fiona Brown, Interim Director of Transport Strategy and Analysis, Transport Scotland
• Heather Cowan, Head of Climate Change and Just Transition for Transport, Transport Scotland
• Robert Nicol, Chief Officer, Environment and Economy, Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
• Cllr Gail Macgregor, Leader, Dumfries and Galloway Council and Environment and Economy Spokesperson, Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)

3. Sustainable transport: Reducing car: The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda item 2 and take further evidence from—

• Stephen Boyle
• Cornilius Chikwama, Audit Director, Audit Scotland
• Ashleigh Madjitey, Audit Manager, Audit Scotland

4. Sustainable transport: Reducing car use: The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda items 2 and 3 and agree any further action it wishes to take.

5. The 2022/23 and 2023/24 audits of the Water Industry Commission for Scotland: The Committee will consider a draft report on the 2022/23 and 2023/24 audits of the Water Industry Commission for Scotland.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Katrina Venters at Katrina.Venters@Parliament.scot

The committee will meet at 10:00am at T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room.

1. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instruments— Police Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/58)

2. People’s Panel on tackling drug deaths and drugs harm: The Committee will consider a paper on the recommendations of the People’s Panel on drug deaths and drugs harm.

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

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Stephen Imrie on 85931 or at Stephen.Imrie@parliament.scot