1. Housing (Scotland) Bill (in private)

The Committee will consider a draft Stage 1 report.

2. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether its consideration of its work programme should be taken in private today and at future meetings.

3. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26

The Committee will take evidence as part of its Pre-Budget Scrutiny from—

• Ran Majumder
  Trustee
  Edinburgh Voluntary Organisations Council
• David Wood
  Chief Executive Officer
  Voluntary Action North Lanarkshire
• Hayley Mearns
  Chief Executive Officer
  Voluntary Action Angus
• Lynn Tulloch
  Executive Officer & Company Secretary
  Voluntary Action Shetland
• Allan Faulds
  Senior Policy Officer
  Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE)
• Rachel Cackett
  Chief Executive Officer
  Coalition of Care and Support Providers in Scotland (CCPS)
• Euan Leitch
  Chief Executive
  SURF - Scotland's Regeneration Forum
• Dr Judith Turbyne
  Chief Executive
  Children In Scotland

4. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26 (in private)

The Committee will consider the evidence heard under item 2.

5. Work programme

The Committee will consider its work programme.