Economy and Fair Work Committee
The Committee was established in June 2021. It focuses on:
- the Scottish Government’s economic policy and strategy
- employment, procurement, investment and trade policies
- support for business, industry, tourism and manufacturing
- broadband connectivity and the digital economy
- the Scottish National Investment Bank
Next meeting
17th Meeting, 2023
Agenda: Just Transition for the Grangemouth area, Data Protection and Digital Information (No.2) Bill and Electronic Trade Documents Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
09:30am, 31 May 2023
T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
Get in touch
If you want to get in touch, you can contact Anne Peat, the Clerk for the committee.
Address: The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, EH99 1SP
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @SP_Economy
If you're appearing as a witness at a committee, take a look at our witness guide for more information.
Members
Members of the Economy and Fair Work Committee
Current Members
Claire Baker
Convener
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: Mid Scotland and Fife (Region)
Colin Beattie
Deputy Convener
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Midlothian North and Musselburgh (Constituency)
Maggie Chapman
Member
Party: Scottish Green Party
MSP for: North East Scotland (Region)
Jamie Halcro Johnston
Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: Highlands and Islands (Region)
Fiona Hyslop
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Linlithgow (Constituency)
Gordon MacDonald
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Edinburgh Pentlands (Constituency)
Graham Simpson
Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: Central Scotland (Region)
Colin Smyth
Member
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: South Scotland (Region)
Michelle Thomson
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Falkirk East (Constituency)
Substitute Members
Daniel Johnson
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: Edinburgh Southern (Constituency)
John Mason
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Glasgow Shettleston (Constituency)
Liz Smith
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: Mid Scotland and Fife (Region)
Committee work
Current
Disability employment gap inquiry
Inquiry – Just Transition for the Grangemouth area
Legislation consent memorandum on the UK Data Protection and Data Information No 2 Bill
Legislative consent memorandum on the UK Electronic Trade Documents Bill
National Strategy for Economic Transformation
Registers of Scotland
Royal Mail service changes
Previous
Business Planning Day Note of Decisions
Common Frameworks
Inquiry into Scotland's supply chain
Inquiry into Town centres and Retail
Legislative consent memorandum on the Procurement Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
Legislative consent memorandum on the Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
Legislative consent memorandum on the UK Infrastructure Bank Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the UK Subsidy Control Bill
Legislative consent memorandum on UK Professional Qualifications Bill
Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2023-24
Correspondence
Committee correspondence
Economy and Fair Work Committee
Disability Employment Gap - Response from the Scottish Government
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy, 12 May 2023
Economy and Fair Work Committee
Registers of Scotland - May update
Letter from the Keeper of Registers of Scotland, 12 May 2023
Economy and Fair Work Committee
Registers of Scotland - Quarterly Update
Letter from the Keepers of Registers of Scotland, 5 May 2023
Official Reports
Official Reports
Meeting date: Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Economy and Fair Work Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Scottish Government Policy Priorities (Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy), Just Transition (Grangemouth Area), Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: Wednesday, April 26, 2023
Economy and Fair Work Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Just Transition (Grangemouth Area)
Meeting date: Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Economy and Fair Work Committee
Just Transition (Grangemouth Area)
Meeting date: Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Economy and Fair Work Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Just Transition (Grangemouth Area)
Meeting date: Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Economy and Fair Work Committee
Just Transition (Grangemouth Area)
Meeting date: Wednesday, March 8, 2023
Economy and Fair Work Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Just Transition (Grangemouth Area)
Meeting date: Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Economy and Fair Work Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Just Transition (Grangemouth Area), Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: Wednesday, February 22, 2023
Economy and Fair Work Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Just Transition (Grangemouth Area)
Meeting date: Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Economy and Fair Work Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Disability Employment Gap
Meeting date: Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Economy and Fair Work Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Disability Employment Gap
Reports
Committee reports
Annual Report of the Economy and Fair Work Committee 2022-23
A report on the work for the Economy and Fair Work Committee for the period 13 May 2022 to 12 May 2023.
Report on the supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Procurement Bill
A report by the Economy and Fair Work Committee following consideration of the Scottish Government's supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Procurement Bill.
Report on the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum for the UK Infrastructure Bank Bill
A report by the Economy and Fair Work Committee following consideration of the Scottish Government's Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum on the UK Infrastructure Bank Bill.
Remit
To consider and report on matters relating to the economy falling within the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy.