Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee

1. European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018: The Committee will consider whether the following negative instrument has been laid under the appropriate procedure—
Rural Development (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2021.

2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instruments—
Rural Development (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2021. The Low Emission Zones (Scotland) Regulations 2021.

3. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Low Emission Zones (Emission Standards, Exemptions and Penalty Charges) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 [draft] and the National Bus Travel Concession Scheme for Young Persons (Scotland) Order 2021 [draft] from—
Michael Matheson, Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity, Stephen Thomson, Head of Environmental & Sustainability Branch, Anne Cairns, Solicitor, Tom Davy, Head of Bus Strategy and Concessions Policy, Debbie Walker, Operations & Business Manager, and Rosalind Wood, Solicitor, Scottish Government.

4. Subordinate legislation: Michael Matheson (Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity) to move—
S5M-23926—That the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee recommends that the Low Emission Zones (Emission Standards, Exemptions and Penalty Charges) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 [draft] be approved.

5. Subordinate legislation: Michael Matheson (Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity) to move—
S5M-23952—That the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee recommends that the National Bus Travel Concession Scheme for Young Persons (Scotland) Order 2021 [draft] be approved.

6. Draft Scottish budget 2021-22/Financial Scrutiny: The Committee will take evidence on the ScottishGovernment's draft Budget 2021-22 and the implications of COVID-19 for thebudget as this relates to the rural economy and connectivity from—
Michael Matheson, Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity, and Lee Shedden, Director of Finance, Scottish Government;
and then from—
Fergus Ewing, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Tourism, Shiree Donnelly, Head of ARE Finance, Caro Cowan, Interim Deputy Director for EU Exit and Future Funding, Jessie Laurie, Head of Enterprise Sponsorship, and James Muldoon, Head of Agricultural Support Policy Development Unit, Scottish Government.

7. Public petitions: The Committee will consider the following petitions—
PE1715: Closed-Containment for Salmon Farms in Scotland PE1703: Access to broadband in rural Scotland PE1626: Regulation of bus services PE1733: Human right to adequate food