Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 6 and 7 in private. 2. Construction and Scotland’s Economy: The Committee will take evidence from- David Watson, Carpentry and Joinery, Liam Clark, Carpentry and Joinery, and Johnathon Scott, Carpentry and Joinery, New College Lanarkshire; Jessica Morris, Construction and the Built Environment, and Daniel McKelvie, Construction and the Built Environment, Heriot Watt University; Asher Humphrey-Martin, Architectural Technology, Charlie-Jade Combe, Painting and Decorating, Ryan Patterson, Plastering, and Elliot Ruthven, Plastering, Edinburgh College; and then from— Douglas Morrison, Associate Director of Innovation and STEM, City of Glasgow College; David McClean, Head of School / Professor - The Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and Built Environment, Robert Gordon University; Lorna Hamilton, Member of the Scotland Board, Association of Women in Property; Scott Warden, Head of Faculty for Engineering and Built Environment, Edinburgh College. 3. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Public Procurement etc. (Scotland) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 [draft] and the Public Procurement etc. (Scotland) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Amendment Regulations 2019 from— Derek Mackay, Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Economy and Fair Work, Alasdair Hamilton, Procurement Policy Manager, and Mark Richards, Solicitor, Scottish Government. 4. Subordinate legislation: Derek Mackay (Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Economy and Fair Work) to move— S5M-15751—That the Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee recommends that the Public Procurement etc. (Scotland) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 [draft] be approved. S5M-15921—That the Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee recommends that the Public Procurement etc. (Scotland) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Amendment Regulations 2019 [draft] be approved. 5. European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018: The Committee will consider its response to the proposal by the Scottish Government to consent to the UK Government legislating using the powers under the Act in relation to the following UK statutory instrument proposal— The UK Statistics (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 6. Construction and Scotland’s Economy: The Committee will consider the evidence heard at today's meeting. 7. Work programme: The Committee will consider its work programme.