Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

1. Declaration of interests: Mark Ruskell will be invited to declare any relevant interests. 2. Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from— Mark Lodge, Senior Planning and Strategies Officer, Argyll & Bute Council; Grant Moir, Chief Executive Officer, Cairngorms National Park Authority; Gordon Watson, Chief Executive Officer, Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Authority. 3. Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill (in private): The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.