Economy and Fair Work Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 in private. 2. City Region and Regional Growth Deals: The Committee will take evidence from— Carolyn Currie, Chief Executive, Women’s Enterprise Scotland; Vikki Manson, Deputy Head of Policy Scotland, Federation of Small Businesses; Duncan Thorp, Policy and Public Affairs Manager, Social Enterprise Scotland. 3. City Region and Regional Growth Deals (in private): The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting. 4. Work programme: The Committee will consider a paper by the Clerk on the work programme to the end of the session. Consideration will include reviewing the Scottish Government’s responses to the Committee’s reports on post-legislative scrutiny of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 and its inquiry on Closing the Disability Employment Gap in Scotland.