Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 in private. 2. Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from— Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, Brittany Brown, Policy Lead, Jenny Gibbons, Team Leader, National Parks, Felicity Hollands, Deputy Bill Team Leader, and Hazel Reilly, Solicitor, Scottish Government. 3. Galloway and Ayrshire national park proposal: The Committee will take evidence from— Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, Brittany Brown, Policy Lead, and Jenny Gibbons, Team Leader, National Parks, Scottish Government. 4. Crofting and Scottish Land Court Bill: The Committee will consider its approach to the scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1. 5. Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill (in private): The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting. 6. Work programme (in private): The Committee will consider its work programme.