Economy and Fair Work Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 9 and 10 in private. 2. Scottish Government priorities: The Committee will take evidence from— Kate Forbes, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic, Aidan Grisewood, Director of Jobs and Wellbeing, Robert McGhee, Deputy Director, Digital Connectivity Division, and Frances Pacitti, Director for Business and Better Regulation, Scottish Government. 3. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the following affirmative instruments: Scottish Pubs Code Regulations 2024 [draft] Tied Pubs (Fees and Financial Penalties) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 [draft] Scottish Pubs Code Adjudicator (Miscellaneous Listings) Order 2024 [draft] Scottish Pubs Code Adjudicator (Duty to Publish Certain Information) Regulations 2024 [draft] Tied Pubs (Scottish Arbitration Rules) Amendment Order 2024 [draft] from— Tom Arthur, Minister for Employment and Investment, Aileen Bearhop, Head of Industry Growth, Deborah Cook, Food and Drink Policy Manager, and Mairead McCrossan, Solicitor, Scottish Government. 4. Subordinate legislation: Tom Arthur (Minister for Employment and Investment) to move— S6M-13351—That the Economy and Fair Work Committee recommends that the Scottish Pubs Code Regulations 2024 [draft] be approved. 5. Subordinate legislation: Tom Arthur (Minister for Employment and Investment) to move— S6M-13353—That the Economy and Fair Work Committee recommends that the Tied Pubs (Fees and Financial Penalties) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 [draft] be approved. 6. Subordinate legislation: Tom Arthur (Minister for Employment and Investment) to move— S6M-13348—That the Economy and Fair Work Committee recommends that the Scottish Pubs Code Adjudicator (Miscellaneous Listings) Order 2024 [draft] be approved. 7. Subordinate legislation: Tom Arthur (Minister for Employment and Investment) to move— S6M-13347—That the Economy and Fair Work Committee recommends that the Scottish Pubs Code Adjudicator (Duty to Publish Certain Information) Regulations 2024 [draft] be approved. 8. Subordinate legislation: Tom Arthur (Cabinet Secretary/Minister for Employment and Investment) to move— S6M-13352—That the Economy and Fair Work Committee recommends that the Tied Pubs (Scottish Arbitration Rules) Amendment Order 2024 [draft] be approved. 9. Scottish Government priorities: The Committee will consider the evidence heard under agenda item 2. 10. Correspondence: The Committee will consider correspondence from the Minister for Public Finance about draft Debt Recovery (Mental Health Moratorium) (Scotland) Regulations 2024.