1. Declaration of interests: Jamie Halcro Johnston will be invited to declare any relevant interests. 2. Public administration - effective Scottish Government decision-making: The Committee will take evidence from— Alex Thomas, Programme Director, Institute for Government; Dr Helen Foster, Ulster University; and then from— Paul Sheerin, Chief Executive Officer, and Rebecca Rigg, Commercial Director, Scottish Engineering; Sandy Begbie CBE, Chief Executive Officer, Scottish Financial Enterprise. 3. Work programme (in private): The Committee will consider its work programme.