Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

1. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Town and Country Planning (Marine Fish Farming) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2025 (SSI 2025/draft) from— Ivan McKee, Minister for Public Finance, and Joseph Triscott, Aquaculture Development Policy Lead, Scottish Government. 2. Subordinate legislation: Ivan McKee, Minister for Public Finance to move—S6M-17363—That the Rural affairs and Islands Committee recommends that the Town and Country Planning (Marine Fish Farming) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2025 (SSI 2025/draft) be approved. 3. Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from— Annie Breaden, Director of Corporate Operations, Crown Estate Scotland; Brendan Callaghan, Director of Operational Delivery, Scottish Forestry; Alex Flucker, Chief Operating Officer, Data, Evidence, and Innovation, Scottish Environment Protection Agency; Dr Katherine Leys, Head of Biodiversity and Geodiversity, NatureScot; Dr Chris Tuckett, Chief Officer for Strategy and Impact, Joint Nature Conservation Committee; and then from— Alan Hunt, Head of Policy Analysis and Horizon Scanning, and Neil Langhorn, Head of Strategy and Analysis, Environmental Standards Scotland. 4. Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill (in private): The Committee will consider the evidence heard.