Education and Skills Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether its consideration of evidence taken from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work on 7 December should be taken in private at that meeting. 2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instrument— Scottish Ministers Annual Plan Planning Period (Scotland) Regulations 2016 (SSI 2016/373) 3. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2017-18 - Education Scotland: The Committee will take evidence from— Dr Bill Maxwell, Chief Executive, Alastair Delaney, Chief Operating Officer, and Graeme Logan, Strategic Director, Education Scotland. 4. Review of Evidence (in private): The Committee will discuss the evidence heard earlier in the meeting. 5. Higher Education and Research Bill (UK Parliament legislation) (in private): The Committee will consider a draft report on the legislative consent memorandum on the Higher Education and Research Bill (LCM (S5) 4). 6. Work programme (in private): The Committee will consider its work programme.