Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

1. Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from— Gillian Martin, Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy, Leia Fitzgerald, Head of Nature Division Bill Unit, Lisa McCann, Head of Biodiversity Unit, and Joan McHutchison, Solicitor, Scottish Government; and then from— Gillian Martin, Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy, Stewart Cunningham, Solicitor, Leia Fitzgerald, Head of Nature Division Bill Unit, and Joanne Napier, Senior Policy Officer, Offshore Energy, Scottish Government; and then from— Jim Fairlie, Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity, Leia Fitzgerald, Head of Nature Division Bill Unit, Hazel Reilly, Solicitor, Brodie Wilson, Policy Manager, Wildlife Management Team, and Sam Turner, Team Leader, Wildlife Management Team, Scottish Government. 2. Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill (in private): The Committee will consider the evidence heard.