What's On

The committee will meet at 9:15am at TG.60-CR3 The Fleming Room.

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

2. Pre-budget scrutiny 2025-26: The Committee will take evidence from—

• Professor David Bell, Professor of Economics, University of Stirling
• Michael Kellet, Director of Strategy, Governance and Performance, Public Health Scotland
• Kathrine Sibbald, Senior Manager, Audit Scotland

and then from—

• Caroline Cameron, Chief Officer, North Ayrshire Integration Joint Board
• Professor Soumen Sengupta, Chief Officer, South Lanarkshire Integration Joint Board
• Pat Togher, Chief Officer, Edinburgh Integration Joint Board
• Sharon Wearing, Chair, Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy Integrated Joint Boards Chief Finance Officer Section

3. Pre-budget scrutiny 2025-26: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.

4. Post-legislative scrutiny of the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013: The Committee will consider a draft report.

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

6. Tobacco and Vapes Bill (UK Parliament legislation): The Committee will consider its approach to scrutiny of a proposed legislative consent memorandum.

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Alex Bruce on 85229 or at [email protected]

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 item 8 in private.

2. Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill (UK Parliament legislation): The Committee will take evidence on legislative consent memorandum LCM(S6)47 from—

• Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Scottish Government
• Bill Reeve, Director of Rail, Transport Scotland
• Fiona Brittle, Senior Rail Policy Manager, Transport Scotland

3. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Environmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 from—

• Gillian Martin, Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy, Scottish Government
• David McPhee, Deputy Director, Deposit Return Scheme, Scottish Government
• Mark Sweeney, Senior Policy Advisor - Product Stewardship, Scottish Government
• Carolyn Boyd, Lawyer, Scottish Government

4. Subordinate legislation: Gillian Martin (Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy) to move—S6M-13568—That the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee recommends that the Environmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 [draft] be approved.

5. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Companies Act 2006 (Scottish public sector companies to be audited by the Auditor General for Scotland) Order 2024 from—

• Gillian Martin, Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy, Scottish Government
• Andrew Mackie, Head of Environment & Forestry Sponsorship Hub, Scottish Government
• David McPhee, Deputy Director, Deposit Return Scheme, Scottish Government
• Carolyn Boyd, Lawyer, Scottish Government

6. Subordinate legislation: Gillian Martin (Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy) to move—S6M-13501—That the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee recommends that the Companies Act 2006 (Scottish public sector companies to be audited by the Auditor General for Scotland) Order 2024 [draft] be approved.

7. UK subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider a proposal by the Scottish Government to consent to the UK Government legislating in a devolved area as set out in the following UK statutory instrument proposal— The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024 taking evidence from—

• Gillian Martin, Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy, Scottish Government
• David McPhee, Deputy Director, Deposit Return Scheme, Scottish Government
• Alex Brown, Circular Economy Policy Officer, Scottish Government
• Carolyn Boyd, Lawyer, Scottish Government

8. Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill (UK Parliament legislation): The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

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

The committee will meet at 9:30am at TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room.

1. Scottish Fiscal Commission's Fiscal Update, Forecast Evaluation Report and Statement of Data Needs, August 2024: The Committee will take evidence from—

• Professor Graeme Roy, Chair, Scottish Fiscal Commission
• Professor Francis Breedon, Commissioner, Scottish Fiscal Commission
• Claire Murdoch, Head of Fiscal Sustainability and Public Funding, Scottish Fiscal Commission

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

3. Scotland's Commissioner Landscape: A Strategic Approach (in private): The Committee will consider a draft report.

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.

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

2. Instruments subject to negative procedure: The Committee will consider the following—Legal Aid and Advice and Assistance (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 (SSI 2023/178)Police Service of Scotland (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/179)Valuation (Proposals Procedure) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/186)Waste (Materials Facilities) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/191)

3. Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure: The Committee will consider the following—Valuation Timetable (Scotland) Amendment Order 2024 (SSI 2024/192)Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session 1994 and Sheriff Appeal Court Rules 2021 Amendment) (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024) 2024 (SSI 2024/195)Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session 1994 Amendment) (Protective Expenses Orders) 2024 (SSI 2024/196)Act of Sederunt (Proceedings for Determination of Compatibility Questions Rules) 2024 (SSI 2024/197)

4. Housing (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will further consider the Scottish Government's response to points raised on the delegated powers provisions in this Bill at Stage 1.

5. Work programme: The Committee will consider its approach to the inquiry into framework legislation and Henry VIII powers.

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

The committee will meet at 10:00am at T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room.

1. Disability Commissioner (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—

• Kaukab Stewart, Minister for Equalities, Scottish Government
• Sarah Manson, Unit Head, Disability Equality Policy, Scottish Government
• Michelle Harrity, Senior Policy Manager, Disability Equality Policy, Scottish Government
• Jennifer Singerman, Solicitor, Legal Directorate, Scottish Government

2. Disability Commissioner (Scotland) Bill (in private): The Committee will consider the evidence it heard under agenda item 1.

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

For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Katrina Venters on 86244 or at [email protected]

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

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

2. Housing (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—

• Tony Cain , Policy Manager, Association of Local Authority Chief Housing Officers (ALACHO)
• Mike Callaghan, Policy Manager, COSLA
• Callum Chomczuk, National Director, Chartered Institute of Housing Scotland

3. Housing (Scotland) Bill (in private): The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

4. Pre-Budget Scrutiny: The Committee will consider its approach to pre-budget scrutiny and will consider a list of candidates for the post of adviser.

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

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