Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 5, 6, 7 and 8 in private. 2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny: The Committee will take evidence as part of its pre-budget scrutiny from— Derek Mackay, Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Economy and Fair Work, Jamie Hepburn, Minister for Business, Fair Work and Skills, Oonagh Gil, Deputy Director, Enterprise and Cities, Gavin Gray, Deputy Director, Employability, and Gregor Boyd, Senior Statistician, Scottish Government. 3. Publicly Owned Energy Company: The Committee will take evidence from- Catherine Waddams, University of East Anglia and UK Energy Research Centre; Kate Morrison, Energy Policy Manager, Citizens Advice Scotland; Neil Barnes, Deputy Director of Consumers and Markets, Ofgem; Ragne Low, Principal Knowledge Exchange Fellow, Centre for Energy Policy, University of Strathclyde. 4. European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018: The Committee will consider a 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: Insolvency (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018, and will take evidence from— Alex Reid, Head of Policy Development, and David Farr, Policy Manager: Corporate Insolvency, Accountant in Bankruptcy; Graham Fisher, Head of Branch, Legal Directorate - Constitutional & Civil Law, Scottish Government. 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: Insolvency (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018. 6. Publicly Owned Energy Company: The Committee will consider evidence heard at today's meeting. 7. Pre-Budget Scrutiny: The Committee will consider evidence heard at today's meeting. 8. Work programme: The Committee will consider its work programme.