1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take items 5, 6 and 7 in private.

2. Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—

• Cat Hay
  Head of Policy
  Food and Drink Federation Scotland
• Ewan MacDonald-Russell
  Deputy Head
  Scottish Retail Consortium
• Colin Smith
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Wholesale Association

3. Subordinate legislation

The Committee will take evidence on the Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland (Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2023 [draft] from—

• Lorna Slater
  Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity
  Scottish Government
• Ailsa Heine
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
• David McPhee
  Deputy Director, Deposit Return Scheme
  Scottish Government
• Haydn Thomas
  Head of Deposit Return Scheme Unit
  Scottish Government

4. Subordinate legislation

Lorna Slater (Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity) to move—S6M-09842—That the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee recommends that the Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland (Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2023 [draft] be approved.

5. Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2 and its approach to future evidence and engagement.

6. Scotland's Deposit Return Scheme

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 3.

7. Energy Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

The Committee will consider its approach to the second supplementary legislative consent memorandum (LCM-S6-26b) lodged by Neil Gray (Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy).