Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

1. Decisions on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 5 and 6 in private. 2. Cross-Party Groups: The Committee will consider applications for recognition from four Cross-Party Groups, and take evidence from— Finlay Carson, Proposed Convener of the Cross-Party Group on Forestry and Wood Panelling Industries, Willie Rennie, Proposed Convener of the Cross-Party Group on Pakistan, Joe Long, Proposed Convener of the Cross-Party Group on Social Care,, and Murdo Fraser, Proposed Convener of the Cross-Party Group on Tourism and Hospitality, Scottish Parliament. 3. Cross-Party Group - approval: The Committee will decide whether to accord recognition to the proposed Cross-Party Groups on Forestry and Wood Panelling Industries, Pakistan, Social Care, and Tourism and Hospitality. 4. Scottish Information Commissioner evidence session: The Committee will take evidence from— David Hamilton, Commissioner, Euan McCulloch, Head of Enforcement, and Paul Mutch, Depute Head of Policy and Information, Scottish Information Commissioner. 5. Review of evidence: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard under agenda item 4. 6. Work programme: The Committee will review its work programme.