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Chamber and committees

Finance and Public Administration Committee


Agenda: 07 January 2025

Tuesday, 07 January 2025

1st Meeting, 2025

Start time: 09:00am
Location: TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room
Agenda items:

  1. Subordinate legislation
  2. Subordinate legislation
  3. Budget Scrutiny 2025-26

Agenda published: Monday, 06 January 2025 09:54am

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Subordinate legislation

The Committee will take evidence on the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (additional amount: transactions relating to second homes etc.) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2024 [SSI 2024/367] from—

  • Ivan McKee
    Minister for Public Finance
    Scottish Government
  • Ewan Cameron-Nielsen
    Head, Fully Devolved Taxes Unit
    Scottish Government

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2. Subordinate legislation

Ivan McKee (Minister for Public Finance) to move—

S6M-15749—That the Finance and Public Administration Committee recommends that the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (additional amount: transactions relating to second homes etc.) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2024 (SSI 2024/367) be approved.


3. Budget Scrutiny 2025-26

The Committee will take evidence from—

  • Stephen Boyle
    Auditor General for Scotland
  • Fiona Diggle
    Audit Manager, Performance Audit and Best Value
    Audit Scotland
  • and then from:

  • Garry McEwan
    Director of Corporate Services
    Food Standards Scotland
  • Mary Morgan
    Chief Executive
    NHS National Services Scotland
  • Chris Kerr
    Corporate and Policy Director
    Registers of Scotland
  • Lynne Raeside
    Deputy Director of Policy and External Affairs
    Scottish Funding Council
  • Jane Morrison-Ross
    Chief Executive
    South of Scotland Enterprise
  • Alison Irvine
    Chief Executive
    Transport Scotland

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