Education and Skills Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 3 in private. The Committee will also decide whether its consideration of its work programme should be taken in private at its next meeting, and whether reviews of pre-budget scrutiny evidence sessions should be taken in private at future meetings. 2. Subordinate legislation The Committee will consider the following negative instrument— Education (Student Loans) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2016 (SSI 2016/261) 3. Higher Education and Research Bill (UK Parliament legislation): The Committee will consider submissions received on the legislative consent memorandum, and its approach to further scrutiny on the Bill.