Local Government and Communities Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 3 and 4 in private.

2. City Region Deals: The Committee will take evidence from-
Michael Matheson, Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity, and Jon Pickstone, Deputy Director, Regional Economic Development Division, Scottish Government;
Lesley Jackson, City Deals Policy Manager, Regional Economic Development Division, Scottish Goverment;
Iain Stewart, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scotland Office, Neil MacLennan, Head of City Deals and Local Government, Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland, and Rebecca Hackett, Deputy Director of Policy Division, Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland, UK Government.

3. City Region Deals: The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

4. Pre-Budget Scrutiny: The Committee will consider a draft letter to the Scottish Government on Pre-Budget Scrutiny.