Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

Agenda: 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 in private. 2. Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from— Graham Simpson, Member in charge of the Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill, Scottish Parliament; Ben McKendrick, Senior Clerk, The Scottish Parliament; Catriona Lyle, Solicitor, Legal Services, Scottish Parliament. 3. Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill (UK Parliament legislation): The Committee will consider the legislative consent memorandum lodged by Shona Robison MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government (LCM-S6-59). 4. Evidence Session: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.