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
21st Meeting, 2022
Agenda: Declaration of interests, Decision on taking business in private, Subordinate legislation, Subordinate legislation, Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2023-24, Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2023-24, UK Infrastructure Bank Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
09:30am, 28 September 2022
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
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)
Paul Sweeney
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: Glasgow (Region)
Committee work
Current
Previous
Correspondence
Committee correspondence
Economy and Fair Work Committee
Follow-up letter from Mr J Keith Robertson to the Convener, 31 August 2022
Economy and Fair Work Committee
Review of the skills delivery landscape
Letter from the Minister of Higher Education, Further Education and Youth Employment and Training, 31 August 2022
Economy and Fair Work Committee
Just Transition - Response from the Scottish Government
Letter from the Minister for Just Transition, Employment and Fair Work. 30 August 2022
Official Reports
Official Reports
Meeting date: Wednesday, September 7, 2022
Economy and Fair Work Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Registers of Scotland
Meeting date: Wednesday, June 22, 2022
Economy and Fair Work Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Broadband Connectivity
Meeting date: Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Economy and Fair Work Committee
Town Centres and Retail, Subordinate Legislation
Reports
Committee reports
Subordinate legislation considered by the Economy and Fair Work Committee on 15 June 2022
A report recommending to the Parliament that the Registers of Scotland (Information and Access, etc.) Miscellaneous Amendment Order 2022 be approved.
Annual Report of the Economy and Fair Work Committee for 2021/22
A report on the work of the Economy and Fair Work Committee for the period 13 May 2021 to 12 May 2022.
A report by the Economy and Fair Work Committee following its inquiry into Scotland's supply chains.
Remit
To consider and report on matters relating to the economy falling within the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy.