Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 7 and any future review of evidence for the South of Scotland Enterprise Bill in private. 2. South of Scotland Enterprise Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from— Karen Jackson, South of Scotland Economic Development Team, Team Leader, Sandra Reid, Bill Team Leader, Felicity Cullen, Scottish Government Legal Directorate, and Fraser Gough, Parliamentary Counsel, Scottish Government. 3. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instrument— TheTuberculosis (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) (No. 2) Order 2018 (SSI 2018/333) 4. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 (Variation of Schedule 5) Order 2019 [draft] from— Fergus Ewing, Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy, Jen Willoughby, Head of Agricultural Holdings Team, and Julia Burgham Pearson, Scottish Government Legal Directorate, Scottish Government. 5. Subordinate legislation: Fergus Ewing (Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy) to move—S5M-14752—That the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee recommends that the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 (Variation of Schedule 5) Order 2019 [draft] be approved. 6. Public petitions: The Committee will consider the following petition- PE01616 by John S Shaw, on Parking Legislation 7. South of Scotland Enterprise Bill: The Committee will review the evidence it has heard on the South of Scotland Enterprise Bill at today's meeting.