Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee

1. UK Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Bill (UK Parliament legislation): The Committee will take evidence on legislative consent memorandum LCM(S5)30 from—
Fergus Ewing, Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy, Alan Fraser, CAP Scheme Manager, Agriculture and Rural Economy, and David MacLennan, Solicitor, Scottish Government Legal Directorate, Scottish Government.

2. Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—
Fergus Ewing, Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy, John Kerr, Head of Agricultural Policy Division, George Burgess, Deputy Director of Food and Drink, Ally McAlpine, Senior Statistician, Rural and Environment Science and Analytical Services (RESAS), Vicky Dunlop, Bill Team Leader, and David Maclennan, Scottish Government Legal Directorate (SGLD), Scottish Government.

3. European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018: The Committee will consider whether the following instrument has been laid under the appropriate procedure—
The Environmental Impact Assessment (Transport) (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019

4. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instruments—
The Environmental Impact Assessment (Transport) (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 The Plant Health (Official Controls and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 2019.

5. Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Bill (in private): The Committee will review the evidence heard at agenda item 2.