Conveners Group
Each committee in the Parliament has a convener. The Conveners Group is made up of all the conveners. It is chaired by the Presiding Officer or a Deputy Presiding Officer.
The Conveners Group meets regularly to:
- discuss issues affecting committees
- communicate between the committees and other parts of the Parliament, like the Parliamentary Bureau and SPCB
- look at how committees are working
- make recommendations to the Parliamentary Bureau about committee business in the Chamber
- approve committee meetings taking place outside of Edinburgh
- approve committee travel outside the UK
The rules about how the Conveners Group works are in Chapter 6A of the Standing Orders.
Next meeting
The Conveners Group will meet on Wednesday 25 January.
Get in touch
If you want to get in touch, you can contact Irene Fleming, the Clerk for the group.
Address: The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 358 5256
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @scotparl
Members
Members of the Conveners Group
Current Members
Liam McArthur
Convener
Party: Scottish Liberal Democrats
MSP for: Orkney Islands (Constituency)
Clare Adamson
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Motherwell and Wishaw (Constituency)
Claire Baker
Member
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: Mid Scotland and Fife (Region)
Siobhian Brown
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Ayr (Constituency)
Ariane Burgess
Member
Party: Scottish Green Party
MSP for: Highlands and Islands (Region)
Jackson Carlaw
Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: Eastwood (Constituency)
Finlay Carson
Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: Galloway and West Dumfries (Constituency)
Joe FitzPatrick
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Dundee City West (Constituency)
Kenneth Gibson
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Cunninghame North (Constituency)
Richard Leonard
Member
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: Central Scotland (Region)
Gillian Martin
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Aberdeenshire East (Constituency)
Stuart McMillan
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Greenock and Inverclyde (Constituency)
Edward Mountain
Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: Highlands and Islands (Region)
Audrey Nicoll
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Aberdeen South and North Kincardine (Constituency)
Sue Webber
Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: Lothian (Region)
Martin Whitfield
Member
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: South Scotland (Region)
Meeting papers and reports
Meeting Papers and Official Reports
Meeting 30 November 2022
Conveners Group agenda and papers to follow
Conveners Group minutes to follow
Meeting 28 September 2022
Conveners group agenda and papers (91.6KB, pdf)
Conveners Group Official Report (236.3KB, pdf)
Watch the meeting on Scottish Parliament TV
Meeting 21 September 2022
Conveners Group agenda and papers (236.1KB, pdf)
Conveners Group minutes (38.9KB, pdf)
Meeting 22 June 2022
Conveners Group agenda and papers (823.8KB, pdf)
Conveners Group minutes (95.9KB, pdf)
Meeting 25 May 2022
Conveners Group agenda and papers (946.8KB, pdf)
Conveners Group minutes (120.9KB, pdf)
Meeting 27 April 2022
Conveners Group agenda and papers (853.4KB, pdf)
Conveners Group minutes (76.8KB, pdf)
Meeting 30 March 2022
Conveners Group agenda and papers (456.8KB, pdf)
Conveners Group minutes (84.4KB, pdf)
Meeting 2 March 2022
Meeting with the First Minister: Official Report (240.1KB, pdf)
Meeting 23 February 2022
Conveners Group agenda and papers (72.9KB, pdf)
Conveners Group minutes (330KB, pdf)
Meeting 26 January 2022
Conveners Group agenda and papers (436.1KB, pdf)
Conveners Group minutes (76.8KB, pdf)
Meeting 24 November 2021
Conveners Group agenda and papers (314.8KB, pdf)
Conveners Group minutes (95.7KB, pdf)
Meeting 27 October 2021
Conveners Group agenda and papers (324.9KB, pdf)
Conveners Group minutes (171.4KB, pdf)
Meeting 29 September 2021
Conveners Group agenda and papers (256.3KB, pdf)
Conveners Group minutes (101.4KB, pdf)
Reports
Conveners Group, 2021 (Session 5): Legacy Report
Legacy Report for Conveners Group
Previous Sessions
Previous session information is held on the archive website.
Session 5 (Agenda, Papers and Minutes)
Session 4 (Agenda, Papers and Minutes)
Session 3 (Remit, Membership and Notes of Decisions Taken)