What's On

The committee will meet at 8:30am at T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv.

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

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Peter McGrath on 85232 or at [email protected]

The committee will meet at 9:00am 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 items 4, 5 and 6 in private.

2. National Planning Framework 4 annual review: The Committee will take evidence from—

• Ian Aikman, Chair, Heads of Planning Scotland
• Morag Ferguson, Planning Manager, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
• David Givan, Chief Planning Officer, City of Edinburgh Council
• Mairi Maciver, Development Plan Manager, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar

and then from—

• Esme Clelland, Senior Conservation Planner RSPB and Convener Link Planning Group, Scottish Environment LINK
• Claire Daly, Head of Policy and Communications, Sustrans and representative, Climate Emergency Response Group
• Claire Symonds, Chair, Planning Democracy
• Morag Watson, Director of Onshore, Scottish Renewables

3. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instrument— Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2024

4. National Planning Framework 4 annual review: The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

5. Short-term lets: The Committee will consider correspondence from the Minister for Housing.

6. Renters Reform Bill (UK Parliament legislation): The Committee will consider its approach to scrutinising the legislative consent memorandum lodged by the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice (LCM(S6)46).

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Euan Donald on 85212 or at [email protected]

The committee will meet at 9:30am at TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv.

1. Scotland's Commissioner Landscape: A Strategic Approach: The Committee will take evidence from—

• Audrey Nicoll, Convener, Criminal Justice Committee
• Clare Haughey, Convener, Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

and then from—

• Sue Webber, Convener, Education, Children and Young People Committee
• Martin Whitfield, Convener, Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

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

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Joanne McNaughton, at [email protected].

The committee will meet at 10:00am 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 items 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 in private.

2. Instruments subject to affirmative procedure: The Committee will consider the following—Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/Draft)Scottish Pubs Code Adjudicator (Miscellaneous Listings) Order 2024 (SSI 2024/Draft)Scottish Pubs Code Adjudicator (Duty to Publish Certain Information) Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/Draft)Tied Pubs (Scottish Arbitration Rules) Amendment Order 2024 (SSI 2024/Draft)Protected Trust Deeds (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/Draft)

3. Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure: The Committee will consider the following— Tied Pubs (Scotland) Act 2021 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/136 (C.12))

4. Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the delegated powers provisions in this Bill after Stage 2.

5. Renters (Reform) Bill (UK Parliament legislation): The Committee will consider the powers to make subordinate legislation within devolved competence conferred on Scottish Ministers and UK Ministers in the Bill.

6. Tobacco and Vapes Bill (UK Parliament legislation): The Committee will consider the powers to make subordinate legislation within devolved competence conferred on Scottish Ministers and UK Ministers in the Bill.

7. Statutory Instrument Protocol 2: The Committee will consider an update on Statutory Instrument Protocol 2.

8. Judicial Factors (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the themes arising from evidence heard during its scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Greg Black at [email protected]