I hope that members had a good break and that they are looking forward to what will be the committee's last full calendar year this session.Agenda item 1 is to ask the committee to agree to take item 5, which is consideration of the general principles of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) (Scotland) Bill; item 6, which is consideration of a paper on the gender inquiry; and item 7, which is consideration of the committee's future work programme, in private.