Rural Affairs Committee

1. Decisions on taking business in private The Committee will decide whether to take items 4 and 5 in private. 2. Rural Support Plan The Committee will take evidence from— Gillian Martin Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Rural Affairs Scottish Government Jim Fairlie Minister for Agriculture, Marine and the Islands Scottish Government Anna Densham Deputy Director, Land Reform, Rural & Islands Policy Scottish Government John Kerr Head of Agriculture Policy Scottish Government James Muldoon Head of Agriculture Support Policy Development Unit Scottish Government 3. Pre-Budget scrutiny and Programme for Government The Committee will take evidence as part of its scrutiny preceding the Scottish Government’s Budget 2026-27 from— Gillian Martin Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Rural Affairs Scottish Government Jim Fairlie Minister for Agriculture, Marine and the Islands Scottish Government John Kerr Head of Agriculture Policy Scottish Government Clare Morley CARA Portfolio Finance Lead Scottish Government Sean Neill Director, Energy and Climate Change Scottish Government 4. Review of evidence: Rural Support Plan The Committee will review the evidence heard under agenda item 2. 5. Review of evidence: Pre-budget scrutiny and Programme for Government The Committee will review the evidence heard under agenda item 3.