Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee

Meeting date: Thursday, December 10, 2020

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Good morning, and welcome to the 29th meeting in 2020 of the Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee. Before we begin, I remind members, witnesses and staff that social distancing measures are in place in committee rooms and across the Holyrood campus. In addition, a face covering must be worn when moving around and exiting or entering the committee room, although it can be removed once you are seated at the table in the committee room.

I also remind all those who are present to turn mobile devices to silent mode so that they do not affect the committee’s work.

Because of my return and membership changes, Anas Sarwar and Willie Coffey are no longer members of the committee. On behalf of the committee, I thank them for all their work—in Willie’s case, for many years—on the committee and I thank Anas Sarwar for stepping in while I was on maternity leave. I am very grateful to them.

I welcome Gail Ross back to the committee. As it is her first meeting, I ask Gail Ross to declare any relevant interests.

Thank you, convener. I was a councillor on Highland Council until 2016 and I received remuneration for that. If I need to, I will declare other interests that are relevant to the subjects that come up as we go along.

Thank you.