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Division Votes
23 Mar 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Hutton of Furness voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 156 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 241 Noes - 175
23 Mar 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Hutton of Furness voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 147 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 198 Noes - 159
23 Mar 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Hutton of Furness voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 148 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 188 Noes - 155
15 Apr 2026 - Victims and Courts Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Hutton of Furness voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 165 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 209 Noes - 260
15 Apr 2026 - Victims and Courts Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Hutton of Furness voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 169 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 270 Noes - 200
20 Apr 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Hutton of Furness voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 147 Labour No votes vs 4 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 284 Noes - 158
20 Apr 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Hutton of Furness voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 153 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 259 Noes - 180
20 Apr 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Hutton of Furness voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 156 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 276 Noes - 169
13 Jul 2026 - Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Hutton of Furness voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 152 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 158 Noes - 239
21 Jul 2026 - Business of the House - View Vote Context
Lord Hutton of Furness voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 150 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 173 Noes - 234
9 Sep 2026 - Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Hutton of Furness voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 150 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 248 Noes - 163


Written Answers
Natural Gas: Storage
Asked by: Lord Hutton of Furness (Labour - Life peer)
Tuesday 28th July 2026

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to stimulate private investment in support of the expansion of UK onshore and offshore gas storage infrastructure.

Answered by Baroness Curran - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Underground gas storage plays an important role in supporting Britain’s energy security.

We recently consulted on whether any government action is needed to maintain gas security of supply across the energy transition, including possible measures to support current and potential new UK gas storage operators.

The government will publish its response to the Gas Security in Transition consultation in due course.

Natural Gas: Storage
Asked by: Lord Hutton of Furness (Labour - Life peer)
Tuesday 28th July 2026

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will allow Transitional Energy Certificates to be awarded for the purpose of offshore gas storage development.

Answered by Baroness Curran - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Once introduced, Transitional Energy Certificates may be issued to manage incidental production of petroleum from offshore activities including gas storage, hydrogen storage and carbon dioxide storage. Further detail on the application process and eligibility will be set out through legislation and subsequent guidance from the North Sea Transition Authority.

Energy Supply
Asked by: Lord Hutton of Furness (Labour - Life peer)
Tuesday 28th July 2026

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to introduce the Energy Independence Bill to Parliament.

Answered by Baroness Curran - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The Energy Independence Bill has now been announced in the King’s Speech. The Bill will legislate for the powers the government needs to fight people’s corner and go further and faster on the government’s clean energy mission. The Bill will be introduced as soon as parliamentary time allows.

Energy: Storage
Asked by: Lord Hutton of Furness (Labour - Life peer)
Tuesday 28th July 2026

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to stimulate private investment in support of expansion of UK long duration energy storage infrastructure.

Answered by Baroness Curran - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The government is supporting private investment in long duration electricity storage (LDES) through the LDES cap and floor policy, which is being delivered by Ofgem. This will deliver the first LDES projects in Great Britain for over four decades.

On 26 June 2026, Ofgem published minded-to decisions for the first LDES application window, supporting 16 projects totalling 7.6GW of power and 137GWh of storage capacity.

The government’s Clean Flexibility Roadmap Update of 13 July 2026 contains further details on steps to deliver LDES, as well as other forms of energy storage such as hydrogen storage and power.

Offshore Industry: North Sea
Asked by: Lord Hutton of Furness (Labour - Life peer)
Tuesday 28th July 2026

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish further guidance on how each criterion for Transitional Energy Certificates will be considered when they introduce the Energy Independence Bill to Parliament.

Answered by Baroness Curran - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The government published further information on its approach to the criteria for Transitional Energy Certificates on 21 April.

The Energy Independence Bill was announced in the King’s Speech, in which the government committed to manage existing oil and gas fields for their lifetime and show climate leadership by meeting the manifesto commitments.

Following the conclusion of the legislative process, the North Sea Transition Authority will set out further guidance.




Lord Hutton of Furness mentioned

Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 15th July 2026
Special Report - 2nd Special Report - Political finance and foreign influence: Government and Electoral Commission responses

National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)

Found: Conservative; Life peer) Lord Boateng (Labour; Life peer) Lord Godson (Conservative; Life peer) Lord Hutton of Furness

Monday 13th July 2026
Oral Evidence - Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), European Leadership Network (ELN), and Centre for European Reform (CER)

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)

Found: Edrom; Lord Boateng; Liam Byrne; Sarah Champion; Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi; Lord Godson; Lord Hutton of Furness

Monday 13th July 2026
Oral Evidence - Lieutenant General (Retired) Ben Hodges, Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), and Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)

Found: Q42 Lord Hutton of Furness: This is a question primarily for General Hodges.

Wednesday 24th June 2026
Special Report - 1st Special Report - The National Security Strategy: Government Response

National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)

Found: Conservative; Life peer) Lord Boateng (Labour; Life peer) Lord Godson (Conservative; Life peer) Lord Hutton of Furness

Monday 22nd June 2026
Oral Evidence - RUSI, and Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)

Found: The Chair); Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom; Lord Boateng; Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi; Lord Godson; Lord Hutton of Furness

Monday 22nd June 2026
Oral Evidence - UK in a Changing Europe, University of Edinburgh, and European Council on Foreign Relations

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)

Found: The Chair); Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom; Lord Boateng; Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi; Lord Godson; Lord Hutton of Furness

Tuesday 16th June 2026
Written Evidence - Cornish Lithium plc
CRM0015 - Critical minerals

Critical minerals - Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls

Found: Lord Hutton of Furness Chair of the UK Gigafactory Commission The Government’s new critical minerals

Monday 15th June 2026
Oral Evidence - John Foreman CBE, King's College London, University of Nottingham, and Agentura.ru

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)

Found: The Chair); Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom; Lord Boateng; Liam Byrne; Bill Esterson; Lord Godson; Lord Hutton of Furness

Monday 18th May 2026
Oral Evidence - Atlantic Council, and European Subsea Cables Association

National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)

Found: Q28 Lord Hutton of Furness: Can we turn our attention to our future undersea infrastructure?

Monday 18th May 2026
Oral Evidence - Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, Ministry of Defence, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, and Ministry of Defence

National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)

Found: Bradley; Liam Byrne; Sarah Champion; Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi; Bill Esterson; Lord Godson; Lord Hutton of Furness

Monday 27th April 2026
Oral Evidence - Brookings Institution, and Lord Robertson of Port Ellen

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)

Found: Dame Karen Bradley; Liam Byrne; Sarah Champion; Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi; Lord Godson; Lord Hutton of Furness

Monday 20th April 2026
Oral Evidence - Embassy of the Netherlands in London, United Kingdom

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)

Found: Arbuthnot of Edrom; Liam Byrne; Sarah Champion; Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi; Lord Godson; Lord Hutton of Furness

Monday 20th April 2026
Oral Evidence - Taipei Representative Office in the UK

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)

Found: Arbuthnot of Edrom; Liam Byrne; Sarah Champion; Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi; Lord Godson; Lord Hutton of Furness

Friday 27th March 2026
Report - 4th Report – The National Security Strategy

National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)

Found: Conservative; Life peer) Lord Boateng (Labour; Life peer) Lord Godson (Conservative; Life peer) Lord Hutton of Furness




Lord Hutton of Furness - Select Committee Information

Calendar
Monday 20th April 2026 4 p.m.
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting
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Monday 20th April 2026 4 p.m.
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence
Subject: Societal resilience: a national conversation
At 4:30pm: Oral evidence
Vincent Chin-Hsiang Yao - Representative at Taipei Representative Office in the UK
Paul Huijts - Ambassador at Embassy of the Netherlands in London, United Kingdom
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Monday 27th April 2026 4 p.m.
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence
Subject: Societal resilience: a national conversation
At 4:30pm: Oral evidence
Dr Fiona Hill - Senior Fellow at Brookings Institution
The Rt Hon. the Lord Robertson of Port Ellen KT
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Monday 18th May 2026 4 p.m.
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence
Subject: Undersea cables: follow-up
At 4:30pm: Oral evidence
The Baroness Lloyd of Effra CBE - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Digital Economy) at Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Kevin Adams - Director of Digital Infrastructure at Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Alistair Carns DSO OBE MC MP - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for the Armed Forces) at Ministry of Defence
Gary Martin - Director, National Security at Ministry of Defence
At 5:20pm: Oral evidence
Elisabeth Braw - Senior Fellow at Atlantic Council
John Wrottesley - Executive Director at European Subsea Cables Association
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Monday 15th June 2026 4 p.m.
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence
Subject: Deterrence in an age of Russian aggression
At 4:30pm: Oral evidence
John Foreman CBE - Former Defence Attaché to the Russian Federation
Professor Samuel Greene - Professor of Russian Politics at King's College London
Professor Bettina Renz - Professor of International Security, School of Politics & International Relations at University of Nottingham
Andrei Soldatov - Investigative journalist; and Co-Founder at Agentura.ru
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Thursday 4th June 2026 2:30 p.m.
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting
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Monday 22nd June 2026 4 p.m.
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence
Subject: Deterrence in an age of Russian aggression
At 4:30pm: Oral evidence
Dr Benjamin Martill - Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at University of Edinburgh
Professor Anand Menon - Director at UK in a Changing Europe
Nick Witney - Policy Fellow at European Council on Foreign Relations
At 5:15pm: Oral evidence
Tom Keatinge - Director at RUSI
Alexandra Prokopneko - Fellow at Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center
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Monday 13th July 2026 4 p.m.
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence
Subject: Deterrence in an age of Russian aggression
At 4:20pm: Oral evidence
Lieutenant General (Retired) Ben Hodges - Former Commanding General of US Army Europe
Tom McKane - Former Director General for Strategy and Security Policy, Ministry of Defence and Distinguished Fellow at Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)
Jen Easterly - Former Director of the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and Visiting Fellow at Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford
At 5:00pm: Oral evidence
Rachel Ellehuus - Former US Secretary of Defense Representative in Europe, NATO and Director-General at Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)
Sir Adam Thomson - Former UK Permanent Representative to NATO and Senior Associate Fellow at European Leadership Network (ELN)
Armida Van Rij - Senior Non-resident Fellow, Chicago Council on Global Affairs and Senior Research Fellow at Centre for European Reform (CER)
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Monday 7th September 2026 4 p.m.
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence
Subject: AI and quantum computing in the national security context
At 4:30pm: Oral evidence
George Balston - Strategy Advisor at The Alan Turing Institute
Kenneth Payne - Professor of Strategy at King's College London
Dr Michael Cuthbert - Director at National Quantum Computing Centre
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Monday 12th October 2026 4 p.m.
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting
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Select Committee Documents
Friday 27th March 2026
Report - 4th Report – The National Security Strategy

National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Monday 20th April 2026
Oral Evidence - Embassy of the Netherlands in London, United Kingdom

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Monday 20th April 2026
Oral Evidence - Taipei Representative Office in the UK

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Monday 27th April 2026
Oral Evidence - Brookings Institution, and Lord Robertson of Port Ellen

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Monday 18th May 2026
Oral Evidence - Atlantic Council, and European Subsea Cables Association

National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Monday 18th May 2026
Oral Evidence - Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, Ministry of Defence, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, and Ministry of Defence

National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 19th May 2026
Correspondence - Letter from Vincent Chin-Hsiang Yao, Representative at Taipei Representative Office in the UK, following the oral evidence session held on 20 April 2026, dated 11 May 2026

National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 16th June 2026
Correspondence - Letter from John Wrottesley, European Subsea Cables Association relating to the session on ‘Undersea cables follow-up’ on 18 May, dated 20 May 2026

National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 16th June 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Security Minister relating to the National Security (State Threats) Bill, dated 9 June 2026

National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 16th June 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Chair to the Minister for Armed Forces relating to the session on ‘Undersea cables follow-up’ on 18 May, dated 21 May 2026

National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Monday 15th June 2026
Oral Evidence - John Foreman CBE, King's College London, University of Nottingham, and Agentura.ru

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Wednesday 24th June 2026
Special Report - 1st Special Report - The National Security Strategy: Government Response

National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 23rd June 2026
Correspondence - The Electoral Commission's response to the Committee's report on political finance and foreign influence, dated 20 May 2026

National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Wednesday 24th June 2026
Correspondence - Letter to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, relating to the Government's response to the Committee's report on The National Security Strategy, dated 23 June 2026

National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Monday 22nd June 2026
Oral Evidence - UK in a Changing Europe, University of Edinburgh, and European Council on Foreign Relations

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Monday 22nd June 2026
Oral Evidence - RUSI, and Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Wednesday 15th July 2026
Special Report - 2nd Special Report - Political finance and foreign influence: Government and Electoral Commission responses

National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Monday 13th July 2026
Oral Evidence - Lieutenant General (Retired) Ben Hodges, Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), and Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Monday 13th July 2026
Oral Evidence - Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), European Leadership Network (ELN), and Centre for European Reform (CER)

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 14th July 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Electoral Commission relating to the response to the Rycroft Review, dated 2 July 2026

National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 8th September 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Security Minister relating to the Government response to the NSS report, dated 25 August 2026

National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Monday 7th September 2026
Oral Evidence - The Alan Turing Institute, King's College London, and National Quantum Computing Centre

National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Thursday 17th September 2026
Written Evidence - RAND Europe
RUS0007 - Deterrence in an age of Russian aggression

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Thursday 17th September 2026
Written Evidence - Centre for the Study of Subversion, Unconventional Interventions and Threats, University of Nottingham
RUS0003 - Deterrence in an age of Russian aggression

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Thursday 17th September 2026
Written Evidence - Council on Geostrategy
RUS0010 - Deterrence in an age of Russian aggression

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Thursday 17th September 2026
Written Evidence - King's College London
RUS0009 - Deterrence in an age of Russian aggression

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Thursday 17th September 2026
Written Evidence - Centre for Peace and Security, Coventry University, and Centre for Peace and Security, Coventry University
RUS0008 - Deterrence in an age of Russian aggression

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Thursday 17th September 2026
Written Evidence - Council on Geostrategy
RUS0010 - Deterrence in an age of Russian aggression

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Thursday 17th September 2026
Written Evidence - King's College London
RUS0009 - Deterrence in an age of Russian aggression

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Thursday 17th September 2026
Written Evidence - King's College London
RUS0001 - Deterrence in an age of Russian aggression

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Thursday 17th September 2026
Written Evidence - Centre for the Study of Subversion, Unconventional Interventions and Threats, University of Nottingham
RUS0003 - Deterrence in an age of Russian aggression

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Thursday 17th September 2026
Written Evidence - Centre for Peace and Security, Coventry University, and Centre for Peace and Security, Coventry University
RUS0008 - Deterrence in an age of Russian aggression

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Thursday 17th September 2026
Written Evidence - CCW, Pembroke College, Oxford
RUS0002 - Deterrence in an age of Russian aggression

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Thursday 17th September 2026
Written Evidence - RAND Europe
RUS0007 - Deterrence in an age of Russian aggression

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 22nd September 2026
Written Evidence - Thinking on Paper, and Thinking On Paper
ACE0004 - Space resilience

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 22nd September 2026
Written Evidence - Bluestaq Ltd
ACE0002 - Space resilience

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 22nd September 2026
Written Evidence - IAAPA - Independent Analysis and Policy Architecture
ACE0001 - Space resilience

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 22nd September 2026
Written Evidence - University of Strathclyde
ACE0005 - Space resilience

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)


Select Committee Inquiry
13 Apr 2026
Societal resilience: a national conversation
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (Select)
Not accepting submissions

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19 May 2026
Societal resilience: a national conversation
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (Select)
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15 Jul 2026
Space resilience
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (Select)
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Scottish Calendar
Thursday 25th June 2026 10 a.m.
1st Meeting, 2026 (Session 7)
The committee will meet at 10:00am at T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv. 1. Declaration of interests: Members of the Committee will be invited to declare any relevant interests. 2. Choice of Deputy Convener: The Committee will choose a Deputy Convener. 3. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 4, 5 and 6 in private. 4. Presiding Officer's Guidance on Conduct in the Chamber The Committee will consider changes to the Presiding Officer Guidance on Conduct in the Chamber. 5. Rules for Cross-Party Groups: The Committee will consider a note by the Clerk. 6. Work programme: The Committee will consider its work programme. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee at [email protected].
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Thursday 10th September 2026 9:10 a.m.
2nd Meeting, 2026 (Session 7)
The committee will meet at 9:10am at Committee Room 3 and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv. 1. Declaration of interests: Steven Bonnar MSP will be invited to declare any relevant interests. 2. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 5 in private. 3. Cross-Party Group: The Committee will consider an application for recognition from the proposed Cross-Party Group on Science and Technology, and take evidence from—Clare Adamson MSP, Proposed Convener of the CPG on Science and Technology.  4. Cross-Party Group - approval: The Committee will decide whether to accord recognition to the proposed Cross-Party Group on Science and Technology. 5. Work programme: The Committee will review its work programme. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee via email at [email protected]
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Thursday 10th September 2026 9:15 a.m.
2nd Meeting, 2026 (Session 7)
The committee will meet at 9:15am at Committee Room 3 and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv. 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 in private. 2. Cross-Party Group: The Committee will consider an application for recognition from the proposed Cross-Party Group on Science and Technology, and take evidence from—Clare Adamson MSP, Proposed Convener of the CPG on Science and Technology.  3. Cross-Party Group - approval: The Committee will decide whether to accord recognition to the proposed Cross-Party Group on Science and Technology. 4. Work programme: The Committee will review its work programme. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee via email at [email protected]
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Thursday 24th September 2026 9 a.m.
3rd Meeting, 2026 (Session 7)
The committee will meet at 9:00am at Committee Room 3 and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv. 1. Decisions on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 2, 3 and 4 in private. 2. Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland: The Committee will consider a report from the Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland. 3. Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland: The Committee will consider a request for a direction from the Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland. 4. Work programme: The Committee will consider its work programme. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee via email at [email protected]
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Thursday 1st October 2026 9:15 a.m.
4th Meeting, 2026 (Session 7)
The committee will meet at 9:15am at Committee Room 3 and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv. 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 7 in private. 2. Subordinate Legislation: The Committee will take evidence on — The Representation of the People (Postal Voting for Local Government Elections) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2026 [draft]The Scottish Local Government Elections (Election Agents, Expenses and Publication of Information) Amendment Order 2026 [draft] from— Jamie Hepburn, Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans and Iain Hockenhull, Head of Elections, Scottish Government. Lorraine Walkinshaw, Lawyer, Scottish Government Legal Directorate. 3. Subordinate Legislation: Jamie Hepburn, Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans to move— S7M-01085—That the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee recommends that the The Representation of the People (Postal Voting for Local Government Elections) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2026 [draft] be approved.S7M-01086—That the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee recommends that the The Scottish Local Government Elections (Election Agents, Expenses and Publication of Information) Amendment Order 2026 [draft] be approved.  4. Subordinate Legislation: The Committee will consider— The Representation of the People (Absent Voting at Local Government Elections) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2026 (SSI 2026/251)The Scottish Local Government Elections Amendment Order 2026 (SSI 2026/254) 5. Scottish Local Government Elections (Candidacy Rights of Commonwealth Citizens) Bill – Stage 1 evidence: The Committee will take evidence from— Robert Nicol, President, Scottish Assessors Association. Chris Highcock, Secretary to the Board and Depute Returning Officer for the City of Edinburgh, Electoral Management Board for Scotland. 6. Representation of the People Bill (UK Parliament Legislation) – evidence: The Committee will take evidence on legislative consent memorandum LCM-S6-74, LCM-S7-7, LCM-S7-7a and LCM-S7-7b from— Robert Nicol, Electoral Registration Officer, Electoral Management Board for Scotland. Professor Toby James, Professor of Politics and Public Policy, University of East Anglia UK. 7. Review of evidence: The Committee will review the evidence it heard under agenda items 5 and 6. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee on [email protected]
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