Education and Skills Committee

1. Decision to take agenda item in private: The Committee will decide whether to take agenda item 3 in private. 2. Ask the Minister: The Committee will hear evidence, primarily on widening access, from— Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP, Minister for Further Education, Higher Education and Science, Dr Paul Smart, Head of Colleges, Young Workforce & SFC Sponsorship Division, and Dr Roddy Macdonald, Head of Higher Education and Science Division, Scottish Government. 3. Review of evidence: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier.