Education and Gaelic Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether consideration of its draft Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2027-28 report and whether consideration of all draft reports should be taken in private at future meetings. 2. Pre-budget scrutiny 2027-28: The Committee will take evidence from— Màiri McAllan, Cabinet Secretary for Education, Culture and Gaelic, Siobhian Brown, Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise, Orlando Mason, Deputy Director, Workforce, Quality and Wellbeing, Gavin Henderson, Deputy Director, Care Experience, Children’s Services Reform and The Promise, Gordon Paterson, Unit Head, Keeping the Promise, Scottish Government. 3. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Provision of Early Learning and Childcare (Specified Children) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2026 [draft] from— Siobhian Brown, Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise, Joanna Mackenzie, Policy Official, Early Learning and Childcare, Scottish Government. Nico Juetten, School Education Branch, Scottish Government Legal Directorate. 4. Subordinate legislation: Siobhian Brown (Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise) to move— S7M-01123—That the Education and Gaelic Committee recommends that the Provision of Early Learning and Childcare (Specified Children) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2026 [draft] be approved. 5. Work programme: (In Private) The Committee will consider its work programme.