Education and Skills Committee

1. Declaration of interests: Alison Harris MSP will be invited to declare any relevant interests. 2. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take agenda item 6 in private. The Committee will also decide whether to take the consideration of its report on the Young People's Pathways inquiry in private at future meetings. The Committee will decide whether to take the consideration of its work programme in private at its next meeting. 3. Young People's Pathways inquiry: The Committee will hear evidence from— Jamie Hepburn MSP, Minister for Business, Fair Work and Skills, Hugh McAloon, Deputy Director and Head of Fair Work and Skills, Jonathan Gray, Head of CLD Policy and Post-16 Programmes, and Murray McVicar, Unit Head, Learning Directorate, Scottish Government. 4. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instrument— the Special Restrictions on Adoption from Ethiopia (Scotland) Order 2018, (SSI 2018/272) 5. Review of evidence (in private): The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier. 6. Work programme: The Committee will consider its work programme.