1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take item 3 in private.

2. Committee effectiveness

The Committee will take evidence in a roundtable format from—

• Professor Paul Cairney
  Professor of Politics and Public Policy
  University of Stirling
• Dr Tom Caygill
  Senior Lecturer in Politics
  Nottingham Trent University
• Ken Hughes
  Former Assistant Chief Executive
  Scottish Parliament
• Professor Cristina Leston Bandeira
  Professor of Politics
  University of Leeds

3. Evidence Session

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.