Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee

1. Declaration of interests: Tom Arthur and Colin Beattie will be invited to declare any relevant interests. 2. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 8 in private. 3. Scotland's Economic Performance: The Committee will take evidence, in round-table format, from— Dr Luis Angeles, Senior Lecturer, University of Glasgow; Professor Julia Darby, Head of Department, University of Strathclyde; Richard Marsh, Director, 4-Consulting; Professor Catia Montagna, Chair in Economics, University of Aberdeen; Dr Tanya Wilson, Early Career Fellow, University of Stirling; Dr Alexandros Zangelidis, Senior Lecturer, University of Aberdeen. 4. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Land Registration etc. (Scotland) Act 2012 (Amendment) Order 2017 from— Keith Brown, Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work, and Graham Fisher, Head of Branch, Legal Directorate - Constitutional & Civil Law, Scottish Government; Stephanie Brown, Head of Business Development, and Chris Kerr, Head of Registration, Registers of Scotland. 5. Subordinate legislation: Keith Brown MSP (Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work) to move—S5M-08842—That the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee recommends that the Land Registration etc. (Scotland) Act 2012 (Amendment) Order 2017 [draft] be approved. 6. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Registers of Scotland (Digital Registration etc.) Regulations 2017 from— Keith Brown, Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work, and Graham Fisher, Head of Branch, Legal Directorate - Constitutional & Civil Law, Scottish Government; Stephanie Brown, Head of Business Development, and Chris Kerr, Head of Registration, Registers of Scotland. 7. Subordinate legislation: Keith Brown MSP (Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work) to move—S5M-08844—That the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee recommends that the Registers of Scotland (Digital Registration, etc.) Regulations 2017 [draft] be approved. 8. Scotland's Economic Performance: The Committee will consider evidence heard at today's meeting.