Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 in private. 2. Transport (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from— Michael Matheson, Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity, Pete Grant, Bus Policy Team Leader, Gordon Hanning, Head of Integrated Ticketing Unit, Stephen Thomson, Head of Air Quality, George Henry, Parking Policy Manager, Kat Quane, Road Works Policy Officer, Joanne Gray, Policy Manager on Regional Transport Partnerships, Brian Spence, Canals Policy Officer, Kevin Gibson, Solicitor, Debbie Blair, Solicitor, Anne Cairns, Solicitor, and Magdalene Boyd, Solicitor, Scottish Government. 3. European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018: The Committee will consider proposals by the Scottish Government to consent to the UK Government legislating using the powers under the Act in relation to the following UK statutory instrument proposals— The Plant Protection Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019; The Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels) etc. (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019; The Pesticides (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019; The Fertilisers and Ammonium Nitrate Material (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018; Animal By-Products and Control and Eradication of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (UK) (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) 2018; The Livestock (Records, Identification and Movement) (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018; The Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018; Organic Products (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018; Intelligent Transport Systems (EU) Exit Regulations 2018. 4. Transport (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will review the evidence it has heard on the Transport (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1.