All meetings of the committee

This is all meetings of Economy and Fair Work Committee held in 2025. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.

36th Meeting

17 December

1. Digital Assets (Scotland) Bill
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• Richard Lochhead
  Minister for Business and Employment
  Scottish Government
• Kieran Burke
  Team Leader, Digital Assets Bill
  Scottish Government
• Fraser Gough
  Parliamentary Counsel
  Scottish Government
• Liam Hepburn
  Senior Policy Official
  Scottish Government
• Emma Phillips
  Lawyer, Scottish Government Legal Directorate
  Scottish Government
2. Digital Assets (Scotland) Bill (in private)
3. The economic potential of artificial intelligence (in private)
4. Work programme (in private)

35th Meeting

10 December

1. Digital Assets (Scotland) Bill
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• Greg McLardie
  Co-Founder and CEO
  Two Hands
• Professor Jill Robbie
  Professor of Property Law and the Natural Environment
  University of Glasgow
• Professor Burkhard Schafer
  Co-investigator
  DeCaDe
2. Digital Assets (Scotland) Bill (in private)
3. Work programme (in private)

34th Meeting

03 December

1. Digital Assets (Scotland) Bill
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• Professor William Buchanan
  Director
  Scottish Centre of Excellence in Digital Trust and DLT
• Peter Ferry
  CEO
  Scottish Centre of Excellence in Digital Trust and DLT
• Jamie Gray
  Partner, Financial Services Regulatory
  Burness Paull LLP
and then from:
• Dr Alisdair MacPherson
  Senior Lecturer in Commercial Law
  Law Society of Scotland
• Dr Hamish Patrick
  Partner and Head of Financial Sector
  Shepherd and Wedderburn
• Usman Tariq
  KC Advocate
  Faculty of Advocates
• Professor Burcu Yüksel Ripley
  Personal Chair
  University of Aberdeen, School of Law
2. Digital Assets (Scotland) Bill (in private)
3. Climate Change Plan (in private)
4. Work programme (in private)

33rd Meeting

26 November

1. Subordinate legislation
2. Digital Assets (Scotland) Bill
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• Lord Patrick Hodge
  Deputy President
  UK Supreme Court
• Professor David Fox
  Professor of Common Law
  University of Edinburgh
3. Digital Assets (Scotland) Bill (in private)
4. Climate Change Plan (in private)
5. Work programme (in private)

32nd Meeting

19 November

1. Subordinate legislation
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• Ivan McKee
  Minister for Public Finance
  Scottish Government
• Alasdair Hamilton
  Procurement Policy Portfolio Manager
  Scottish Government
• Jess Gray
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Subordinate legislation
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• Ivan McKee
  Minister for Public Finance
  Scottish Government
• Alasdair Hamilton
  Procurement Policy Portfolio Manager
  Scottish Government
• Jess Gray
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
4. Subordinate legislation
5. The economic potential of artificial intelligence
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• Kayla-Megan Burns
  Board Member
  Royal Scottish National Orchestra
• Dex Hunter-Torricke
  Strategic Communications Adviser - Technology and AI
and then from:
• Steve Aitken
  Founder
  Intelligent Plant
• Leo Fakhrul
  CEO
  XYNQ
• Rich Wilson
  CEO & Co-Founder
  Gigged.ai
6. Evidence Session (in private)
7. Work programme (in private)

31st Meeting

12 November

1. The economic potential of artificial intelligence
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• Steven Grier
  Industry Advisor
• Professor Mark Schaffer
  Professor of Economics
  Heriot Watt University, and Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
• Heather Thomson
  Chief Executive Officer
  The Data Lab
2. Evidence Session (in private)
3. Work programme (in private)

30th Meeting

05 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The economic potential of artificial intelligence
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• Seth Finegan
  CEO
  Informed Solutions
• Peter Proud
  Chief Executive/Founder
  Forrit
• Sarah Ronald
  Founder
  Nile
3. Evidence Session
4. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2026-27 (in private)
5. Work programme (in private)

29th Meeting

29 October

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decisions on taking business in private
3. Consumer Scotland
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• David Wilson
  Chair
  Consumer Scotland
• Sam Ghibaldan
  Chief Executive
  Consumer Scotland
• Sue Bomphray
  Director of Operations and Partnerships
  Consumer Scotland
4. Evidence Session
5. Work programme

28th Meeting

08 October

1. Declaration of interests (in private)
2. Digital Assets (Scotland) Bill (in private)
3. Work programme (in private)
4. Work programme (in private)

27th Meeting

01 October

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Scottish Government priorities
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• Kate Forbes
  Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic
  Scottish Government
• Colin Cook
  Director of Economic Development
  Scottish Government
• Aidan Grisewood
  Director of Jobs and Wellbeing Economy
  Scottish Government
4. Scottish Government priorities
5. Work programme

26th Meeting

24 September

1. Pre-Budget Scrutiny
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• Willie Watt
  Chair
  Scottish National Investment Bank
•  Michael Robertson
  Chief Financial Officer
  Scottish National Investment Bank
2. Consideration of Evidence (in private)
3. Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill (in private)

25th Meeting

17 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny
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• Adrian Gillespie
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Enterprise
• Kerry Sharp
  Chief Financial & Investment Officer
  Scottish Enterprise
and then from:
• Stuart Black
  Chief Executive
  Highlands and Islands Enterprise
• Sandra Dunbar
  Director of Corporate Services
  Highlands and Islands Enterprise
• Jane Morrison-Ross
  Chief Executive
  South of Scotland Enterprise
• Anthony Daye
  Director of Investment, Business and Entrepreneurship
  South of Scotland Enterprise
3. Consideration of Evidence (in private)

24th Meeting

10 September

1. Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill (in private)

23rd Meeting

03 September

1. Choice of Convener
2. Declaration of interests
3. Decision on taking business in private
4. Scotland's Tourism Industry
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• Marc Crothall
  Chief Executive Officer
  Scottish Tourism Alliance
• David Hope-Jones
  Chief Executive
  South of Scotland Destination Alliance
• Leon Thompson
  Executive Director
  UKHospitality Scotland
• Gordon Watson
  Chief Executive Officer
  Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Authority
and then from:
• Paul Lawrence
  Chief Executive
  City of Edinburgh Council
• Elin Williamson
  Head of Business Growth and Inclusion
  City of Edinburgh Council
• Malcolm Macleod
  Assistant Chief Executive - Place
  Highland Council
• Rob Dickson
  Director of Industry & Events
  VisitScotland
• Cat Leaver
  Director of Strategy & Competitive Intelligence
  VisitScotland
5. Scotland's Tourism Industry

22nd Meeting

26 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Alexander Dennis
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• Paul Davies
  President and Managing Director
  Alexander Dennis
• Debbie McCreath
  External Affairs and Marketing Director
  Alexander Dennis
3. Alexander Dennis

21st Meeting

25 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill
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• Ivan McKee
  Minister for Public Finance
  Scottish Government
• Stephen White
  Head of Community Wealth Building
  Scottish Government
• Laura Moffat
  Community Wealth Building Policy and Legislation Manager
  Scottish Government
• Caterina Capaldi
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
3. Alexander Dennis
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• Robert Deavy
  Senior Organiser for Manufacturing
  GMB Scotland
• Derek Thomson
  Unite Scotland Regional Secretary
  Unite the Union
4. Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill (in private)
5. Alexander Dennis
6. Product Regulation and Metrology Bill (UK Parliament legislation) (in private)

20th Meeting

18 June

1. Decisions on taking business in private
2. Product Regulation and Metrology Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
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• Richard Lochhead
  Minister for Business and Employment
  Scottish Government
• Pieter van de Graaf
  Head of International Trade Flows and Regulations
  Scottish Government
3. Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill
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• Stacey Dingwall
  Head of Policy and External Affairs
  Federation of Small Businesses Scotland
• Matt Pearce
  Board Member
  Development Trusts Association Scotland
• Morven Taylor
  Acting Chief Executive Officer
  Communities Housing Trust
• Adrian Sargent
  Chief Executive Officer
  Castle Community Bank
and then from:
• Calum Lindsay
  Policy Manager Environment and Economy
  Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
• Cllr Gail Macgregor
  Leader, Dumfries and Galloway Council and Environment and Economy Spokesperson
  Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
4. Product Regulation and Metrology Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
5. Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill (in private)
6. Correspondence

19th Meeting

11 June

1. Decisions on taking business in private
2. Grangemouth’s Industrial Future
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• Gillian Martin
  Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy
  Scottish Government
• Chris Bryceland
  Team Leader Critical Energy Infrastructure
  Scottish Government
• Kenneth MacDermid
  Head of Critical Energy Infrastructure
  Scottish Government
• Jan Robertson
  Grangemouth Director
  Scottish Enterprise
3. Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill
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• Dr Emilia Crighton
  Director of Public Health
  NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
• Jane Martin
  Managing Director of Innovation and Investment
  Scottish Enterprise
• Hayley Mearns
  Chief Executive Officer
  Voluntary Action Angus
• Jackie Taylor
  Executive Director Finance and Corporate Resources
  South Lanarkshire Council
4. Grangemouth's Industrial Future
5. Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill

18th Meeting

04 June

1. Decisions on taking business in private
2. Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill
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• Professor Oliver Escobar
  Chair of Public Policy and Democratic Innovation
  University of Edinburgh
• Councillor Ellen Forson
  Leader
  Clackmannanshire Council
• Neil McInroy
  Chair
  Economic Development Association Scotland
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill
5. Correspondence

17th Meeting

28 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Regional Inequalities and Productivity
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• David Phillips
  Associate Director
  Institute for Fiscal Studies
• Simon Pittaway
  Senior Economist
  The Resolution Foundation
• Professor Bridgette Wessels
  Professor in the Sociology of Inequalities
  The Productivity Institute
3. Regional Inequalities and Productivity

16th Meeting

21 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Grangemouth’s Industrial Future
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• Michael Shanks MP
  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Energy)
  UK Government
• Camilla Pierry
  Deputy Director Energy Security
  UK Government
3. Grangemouth’s Industrial Future
4. Skills Delivery (in private)
5. Annual report

15th Meeting

14 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. New Deal for Business (in private)
3. Employment Rights Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

14th Meeting

07 May

1. Skills Delivery
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• Victoria Erasmus
  Sustainability Director
  Turas Hotels Group
• Peter Proud
  Chief Executive/Founder
  Forrit
• Ian Rogers
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Decorators' Federation
2. Skills Delivery (in private)

13th Meeting

30 April

1. Skills Delivery
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• Sandy Begbie CBE
  Chief Executive Officer
  Scottish Financial Enterprise
• Paul Campbell
  Employer Engagement Group Chair
  Scottish Apprenticeship Advisory Board (SAAB)
• Jack Norquoy
  Director of Public Affairs and Communications
  Scottish Renewables
• Paul Sheerin
  Chief Executive Officer
  Scottish Engineering
2. UK subordinate legislation
3. Skills Delivery (in private)
4. City Region and Regional Growth Deals (in private)

12th Meeting

23 April

1. Skills Delivery
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• Tony Burns
  Chief Operating Officer
  ACS Clothing
• Jennifer Davies
  Strategic Workforce Manager
  ScottishPower Energy Networks
• Doug Duguid
  Chief Executive
  Aurora Energy Services
• Stevie Wilson
  Global Apprenticeship Manager
  SCORE Group
2. Skills Delivery (in private)

11th Meeting

02 April

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Skills Delivery
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• Ian Hughes
  Engagement Director, Scotland
  Construction Industry Training Board
• Andrew Lamond
  Director
  Energy Training Academy
• Susan Love
  Strategic Engagement Lead
  Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
• Kellie Zdanowicz
  Vice Chair
  Scottish Training Federation
3. Skills Delivery (in private)
4. Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill (in private)
5. City Region and Regional Growth Deals

10th Meeting

26 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Skills Delivery
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• James Withers
  Independent Advisor
  JR Withers Advisory Ltd
and then from:
• Frank Mitchell
  Chair
  Skills Development Scotland
• Damien Yeats
  Chief Executive
  Skills Development Scotland
• Gordon McGuinness
  Director of Industry and Enterprise Networks
  Skills Development Scotland
• Lynne Robson
  Head of Evidence and Impact
  Skills Development Scotland
3. Skills Delivery
4. Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill

9th Meeting

19 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Employment Rights Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
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• Ivan McKee
  Minister for Public Finance
  Scottish Government
• Stephen Garland
  Unit Head, Fair Work Division
  Scottish Government
• Jo Mitchell
  Procurement Policy Manager
  Scottish Government
• Megan Lawson
  Lawyer
  Scottish Government
3. New Deal for Business
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• Kate Forbes
  Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic
  Scottish Government
• Dr Poonam Malik, MBA, PhD, FRSE, FRSB
  Co-chair
  New Deal for Business Group (NDBG)
• Judith Young
  Deputy Director, Strategic Economic and Business Engagement Division
  Scottish Government
4. Employment Rights Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
5. New Deal for Business (in private)
6. Correspondence
7. Work programme

8th Meeting

05 March

1. Subordinate legislation
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• Tom Arthur
  Minister for Employment and Investment
  Scottish Government
• Mairead McCrossan
  Lawyer
  Scottish Government
• Aileen Bearhop
  Head of Industry Development
  Scottish Government
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Correspondence (in private)

7th Meeting

26 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. New Deal for Business
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• Nathalie Agnew
  Managing Director
  Muckle Media Ltd
• Claire Mack
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Renewables
• Tony Rodgers
  Chief Executive
  Emtelle UK Limited
• Jane Wood
  Chief Executive
  Homes for Scotland
and then from:
• Luke McGarty
  Head of Policy and Public Affairs
  Scottish Grocers' Federation
• Karen Meechan
  Chief Executive Officer
  ScotlandIS
• Paul Mitchell
  Operations Director
  Scottish Building Federation
• Leon Thompson
  Executive Director
  UKHospitality Scotland
3. New Deal for Business (in private)
4. Correspondence

6th Meeting

19 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. New Deal for Business
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• Colin Borland
  Director of Devolved Nations
  Federation of Small Businesses Scotland
• Rose Marley
  Chief Executive
  Co-operatives UK
• Sara Thiam
  Chief Executive
  Prosper
• Duncan Thorp
  Policy and Public Affairs Manager
  Social Enterprise Scotland
3. New Deal for Business
4. Employment Rights Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

5th Meeting

05 February

1. City Region and Regional Growth Deals
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• Kate Forbes
  Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic
  Scottish Government
• Kate Bryson
  Head of East & West of Scotland Growth Deals
  Scottish Government
• Kimberley Daly
  Head of Highlands, Islands, Edinburgh and South of Scotland Growth Deals
  Scottish Government
• Anne-Marie Martin
  Deputy Director for Regional Economic Development
  Scottish Government
2. Subordinate legislation
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• Ivan McKee
  Minister for Public Finance
  Scottish Government
• Camilo Arredondo
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
• Jill Clark
  Team Leader, Private Law Unit
  Scottish Government
• Rob McConnell
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
• David Robertson
  Policy Lead
  Registers of Scotland
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Subordinate legislation
6. City Region and Regional Growth Deals (in private)

4th Meeting

29 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
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• Ivan McKee
  Minister for Public Finance
  Scottish Government
• Camilo Arredondo
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
• Jill Clark
  Team Leader, Private Law Unit
  Scottish Government
• David Robertson
  Policy Lead
  Registers of Scotland
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Subordinate legislation
6. Data (Use and Access) Bill (UK Parliament legislation) (in private)
7. Correspondence

3rd Meeting

22 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. City Region and Regional Growth Deals
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• Carolyn Currie
  Chief Executive
  Women’s Enterprise Scotland
• Vikki Manson
  Deputy Head of Policy Scotland
  Federation of Small Businesses
• Duncan Thorp
  Policy and Public Affairs Manager
  Social Enterprise Scotland
3. City Region and Regional Growth Deals (in private)
4. Work programme

2nd Meeting

15 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. City Region and Regional Growth Deals
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• Rt Hon. Ian Murray
  Secretary of State for Scotland
  UK Government
• Alasdair MacDonald
  Deputy Director for Policy
  UK Government
and then from:
• Anthony Daye
  Interim Director of Place and Enterprise
  South of Scotland Enterprise
• Zoe Laird
  Head of Growth Deals and Digital
  Highlands and Islands Enterprise
• Matt Lockley
  Head of Partnerships
  Scottish Enterprise
• Derek Shaw
  Director of Scaling Innovation
  Scottish Enterprise
3. City Region and Regional Growth Deals
4. New Deal for Business

1st Meeting

08 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Budget Scrutiny 2025-26
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• Kate Forbes
  Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic
  Scottish Government
• Colin Cook
  Director of Economic Development
  Scottish Government
• Marcus McPhillips
  Deputy Director, Economic Strategy and Delivery Unit
  Scottish Government
• Kathleen Swift
  Head of DG Economy Finance Unit
  Scottish Government
3. Budget Scrutiny 2024-2025
4. Correspondence
5. Data (Use and Access) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
6. Product Regulation and Metrology Bill (UK Parliament legislation) (in private)

This is all meetings of Economy and Fair Work Committee held in 2024. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.

33rd Meeting

11 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Product Regulation and Metrology Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
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• Richard Lochhead
  Minister for Business
  Scottish Government
• Euan Page
  Head of UK Frameworks
  Scottish Government
• Pieter van de Graaf
  Head of International Trade Flows and Regulations
  Scottish Government
4. City Region and Regional Growth Deals
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• Malcolm Bennie
  Director of Place Services
  Falkirk Growth Deal
• David McDowall
  Head of Economic Growth
  Ayrshire Growth Deal
• Anne Murray
  Chief Officer, Economic & Community Regeneration
  Islands Growth Deal
• Rick O'Farrell
  Director
  Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal
5. Product Regulation and Metrology Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
6. City Region and Regional Growth Deals
7. Work programme

32nd Meeting

04 December

1. City Region and Regional Growth Deals
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• Stuart Bews
  Programme Manager
  Aberdeen City Region Deal
• Paul Lawrence
  Chief Executive
  Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal
• Councillor Susan Aitken
  Leader of Glasgow City Council and Chair of the Glasgow City Region Cabinet
  Glasgow City Region Deal
• Councillor Owen O'Donnell
  Leader of East Renfrewshire Council and Depute Chair of the Glasgow City Region Cabinet
  Glasgow City Region Deal
• Kevin Rush
  Director of Regional Economic Growth
  Glasgow City Region Deal
• Matt Bailey
  Programme Manager
  Inverness and Highland City Region Deal
2. City Region Deals and Regional Growth Deals

31st Meeting

27 November

1. Decisions on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
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• Ivan McKee
  Minister for Public Finance
  Scottish Government
• Richard Dennis
  The Accountant in Bankruptcy and Agency Chief Executive
  Scottish Government
• James Mesis
  Local Taxation Policy Team Leader
  Scottish Government
3. City Region and Regional Growth Deals
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• Cornilius Chikwama
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Catherine Young
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Neil McInroy
  Chair
  Economic Development Association Scotland
• Paul Mitchell
  Operations Director
  Scottish Building Federation
4. Subordinate legislation
5. City Region and Regional Growth Deals

30th Meeting

20 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Petroineos Grangemouth
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• Derek Thomson
  Unite Scotland Regional Secretary
  Unite the Union
• Robert Deavy
  Senior Organiser for Manufacturing
  GMB Scotland
4. Petroineos Grangemouth

29th Meeting

13 November

1. Declaration of interests
2. Choice of Convener
3. Decision on taking business in private
4. Consumer Scotland
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• David Wilson
  Chair
  Consumer Scotland
• Sam Ghibaldan
  Chief Executive
  Consumer Scotland
• Sue Bomphray
  Director of Operations and Partnerships
  Consumer Scotland
5. Petroineos Grangemouth
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• Iain Hardie
  Head of Legal and External Affairs
  Petroineos Manufacturing Scotland Limited
• Colin Pritchard
  Sustainability & External Relations Director
  INEOS Olefins & Polymers UK
6. Consumer Scotland
7. Petroineos Grangemouth

28th Meeting

06 November

1. Product Regulation and Metrology Bill (UK Parliament legislation) (in private)
2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-2026 (in private)
3. Correspondence (in private)

27th Meeting

30 October

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Registers of Scotland
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• Jennifer Henderson
  Keeper of the Registers of Scotland
  Registers of Scotland
• Chris Kerr
  Accountable Officer
  Registers of Scotland
4. Registers of Scotland

26th Meeting

09 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
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• Ivan McKee
  Minister for Public Finance
  Scottish Government
• Ross Grimley
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
• Iain Moore
  Head of Procurement Policy
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Scottish Government priorities following the publication of the Programme for Government
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• Kate Forbes
  Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic
  Scottish Government
• Aidan Grisewood
  Director of Jobs and Wellbeing Economy
  Scottish Government
• Keith McDonald
  Unit Head, Strategy Division
  Scottish Government
• Richard Rollison
  Director for International Trade and Investment
  Scottish Government
5. Scottish Government priorities following the publication of the Programme for Government
6. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-2026

25th Meeting

02 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Fair Work Convention
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• Professor Patricia Findlay
  Co-Chair
  Fair Work Convention
• Helen Martin
  Head
  Fair Work Convention Secretariat
3. Fair Work Convention

24th Meeting

25 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-2026
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• Al Denholm
  Chief Executive
  Scottish National Investment Bank
•  Michael Robertson
  Chief Financial Officer
  Scottish National Investment Bank
• Adrian Gillespie
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Enterprise
• Douglas Colquhoun
  Chief Financial Officer
  Scottish Enterprise
3. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-2026 (in private)
4. Scottish Government Review of National Outcomes
5. Disability Employment Gap (in private)

23rd Meeting

18 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Just Transition
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• Professor Keith Bell
  Mitigation Committee Member
  Climate Change Committee
• Professor Graeme Roy
  Chair
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
3. Just Transition
4. Just Transition for the North East and Moray
5. Disability Employment Gap (in private)

22nd Meeting

11 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-2026
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• Stuart Black
  Chief Executive
  Highlands and Islands Enterprise
• Nick Kenton
  Finance Director
  Highlands and Islands Enterprise
• Jane Morrison-Ross
  Chief Executive
  South of Scotland Enterprise
• Anthony Daye
  Director of Finance and Corporate Resources
  South of Scotland Enterprise
• Vicki Miller
  Director of Marketing and Digital
  Visit Scotland
• Ken Neilson
  Director of Corporate Services
  Visit Scotland
3. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-2026

21st Meeting

04 September

1. Declaration of interests (in private)
2. Disability Employment Gap (in private)
3. Work programme (in private)

20th Meeting

26 June

1. Declaration of interests
2. Choice of Deputy Convener
3. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Tom Arthur
  Minister for Employment and Investment
  Scottish Government
• Aileen Bearhop
  Head of Industry Growth
  Scottish Government
• Deborah Cook
  Food and Drink Policy Manager
  Scottish Government
• Mairead McCrossan
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
4. Subordinate legislation

19th Meeting

12 June

1. Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (in private)
2. Disability employment gap (in private)

18th Meeting

05 June

1. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Tom Arthur
  Minister for Employment and Investment
  Scottish Government
• Aileen Bearhop
  Head of Industry Growth
  Scottish Government
• Deborah Cook
  Food and Drink Policy Manager
  Scottish Government
• Mairead McCrossan
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Subordinate legislation
6. Subordinate legislation
7. Disability Employment Gap
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• Tom Arthur
  Minister for Employment and Investment
  Scottish Government
• Stephen Garland
  Senior Policy Officer
  Scottish Government
• Claire Renton
  Deputy Director, Employability
  Scottish Government
8. Subordinate legislation
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• Ivan McKee
  Minister for Public Finance
  Scottish Government
• Amy Burns
  Protected Trust Deed Team Leader
  Scottish Government
• Graham Fisher
  Deputy Director, Scottish Government Legal Directorate
  Scottish Government
• Fiona Hendry
  Policy Development Manager
  Scottish Government
9. Subordinate legislation
10. Disability employment gap (in private)

17th Meeting

29 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scottish Government priorities
Show witnesses
• Kate Forbes
  Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic
  Scottish Government
• Aidan Grisewood
  Director of Jobs and Wellbeing
  Scottish Government
• Robert McGhee
  Deputy Director, Digital Connectivity Division
  Scottish Government
• Frances Pacitti
  Director for Business and Better Regulation
  Scottish Government
3. Scottish Government priorities
4. Correspondence

16th Meeting

22 May

1. Disability employment gap
Show witnesses
• Tracey Francis
  Policy and Development Worker for Scottish Transitions Forum
  Association for Real Change Scotland
• Dr Charlotte Pearson
  Senior Lecturer in Social & Public Policy
  University of Glasgow
• Anne-Marie Sturrock
  Vice Principal – Student Experience
  Colleges Scotland
2. Disability employment gap (in private)

15th Meeting

15 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Disability employment gap
Show witnesses
• Carmel McKeogh
  Operations Director
  DFN Project SEARCH
• Charlie McMillan
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Commission for People with Learning Disabilities
• Joanna Panese
  Practice and Community Development Lead
  Scottish Autism
• Alan Thornburrow
  Chief Executive Officer
  Salvesen Mindroom Centre
3. Disability employment gap (in private)
4. Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014
5. Annual report

14th Meeting

08 May

1. Disability employment gap
Show witnesses
• Heather Fisken
  Chief Executive
  Inclusion Scotland
• Vikki Manson
  Deputy Head of Policy Scotland
  Federation of Small Businesses
• Angela Matthews
  Head of Policy & Research
  Business Disability Forum
• Chirsty McFadyen
  Knowledge Exchange Associate
  Fraser of Allander Institute
2. Disability employment gap

13th Meeting

01 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Disability employment gap
Show witnesses
• Elizabeth Baird
  Regeneration Manager
  Inverclyde Council (representing the Inverclyde Local Employability Partnership)
• Dave McCallum
  Head of Career Information, Advice and Guidance Operations
  Skills Development Scotland
• Philip Ritchie
  Business Growth and Inclusion Contract and Programme Manager
  City of Edinburgh Council (representing the Edinburgh Local Employability Partnership)
• Alasdair Scott
  Employability Lead Officer
  Scottish Borders Council (representing the Scottish Borders Local Employability Partnership)
and then from:
• David Cameron
  Chief Executive Officer
  Scottish Union of Supported Employment
• Oxana MacGregor-Gunn
  Assistant Director of Operations
  Scottish Action for Mental Health
• Ashley Ryan
  Director of Enable Works
  Enable
3. Disability employment gap
4. Work programme

12th Meeting

17 April

1. Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014
Show witnesses
• Tom Arthur
  Minister for Employment and Investment
  Scottish Government
• Nikki Archer
  Head of Procurement and Commercial Policy
  Scottish Government
• Graeme Cook
  Head of Scottish Government Procurement Services
  Scottish Government
2. Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (in private)

11th Meeting

27 March

1. Work programme (in private)

10th Meeting

20 March

1. Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Bill

9th Meeting

13 March

1. Declaration of interests
2. Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014
Show witnesses
• Gillian Cameron
  Programme Manager
  Supplier Development Programme
• Graeme Cook
  Head of Scottish Government Procurement Services
  Scottish Government
• Peter Hunter
  Regional Manager
  UNISON Scotland
• Mary Mitchell
  Chief Procurement Officer
  Scotland Excel
• Julie Welsh
  Chief Executive
  Scotland Excel
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (in private)
5. Work programme (in private)
6. Just Transition for the North East and Moray (in private)

8th Meeting

06 March

1. Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014
Show witnesses
• Craig Fergusson
  Head of Finance (Transactions)
  South Lanarkshire Council
• Melanie Mackenzie
  Strategic Commercial Manager
  Aberdeenshire Council and Aberdeen City Council
• Lynette Robertson
  Head of Commercial and Procurement Services
  City of Edinburgh Council
and then from:
• Gordon Beattie
  Director of National Procurement
  NHS National Services Scotland
• Stephen Connor
  Senior Procurement Manager
  Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges
• Rob Mustard
  Director of Capital Investment
  Scottish Water
• Joe Rowan
  General Manager of Procurement
  Scottish Water
2. Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (in private)
3. Just Transition for the North East and Moray

7th Meeting

28 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014
Show witnesses
• Pauline Gordon
  Partnership Manager
  TSI Scotland Network
• David Livey
  Policy and Public Affairs Manager
  Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations
• Duncan Thorp
  Policy and Public Affairs Manager
  Social Enterprise Scotland
and then from:
• Lindsey Millen
  Head of Policy and Development
  Close the Gap
• Martin Rhodes
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Fair Trade Forum
3. Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014

6th Meeting

21 February

1. Just Transition for the North East and Moray (in private)
2. Work programme (in private)

5th Meeting

07 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Tom Arthur
  Minister for Employment and Investment
  Scottish Government
• Heather Galbraith
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
• Neal Rafferty
  Head of Heat Strategy and Consumer Policy Unit
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014
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• Joanne Davidson
  Scottish Chambers of Commerce Network
  Scottish Chambers of Commerce
• Stacey Dingwall
  Head of Policy and External Affairs (Scotland)
  Federation of Small Businesses Scotland
• Colin Smith
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Wholesale Association
5. Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014
6. Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
7. Correspondence (in private)

4th Meeting

31 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
Show witnesses
• Tom Arthur
  Minister for Employment and Investment
  Scottish Government
• Alasdair Hamilton
  Procurement Policy Portfolio Manager
  Scottish Government
3. Scottish Budget 2024-25
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• Colin Cook
  Director of Economic Development
  Scottish Government
• Aidan Grisewood
  Director of Jobs and Wellbeing
  Scottish Government
• Kathy Johnston
  Deputy Director, Economic Analysis & Head of Economist Profession
  Scottish Government
4. Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
5. Scottish Budget 2024-25
6. Petroineos Grangemouth

3rd Meeting

24 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scottish Tourism and Hospitality
Show witnesses
• Marc Crothall
  Chief Executive Officer
  Scottish Tourism Alliance
• Leon Thompson
  Executive Director
  UKHospitality Scotland
• Colin Wilkinson
  Managing Director
  Scottish Licensed Trade Association
3. Scottish Tourism and Hospitality
4. Glasgow Prestwick Airport (in private)

2nd Meeting

17 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Petroineos Grangemouth
Show witnesses
• Graham Stuart MP
   Minister of State (Minister for Energy Security and Net Zero)
  UK Government
3. Petroineos Grangemouth
4. Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
5. Subordinate legislation
6. Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Bill (in private)

1st Meeting

10 January

1. Just Transition for the North East and Moray
Show witnesses
• Richard Lochhead
  Minister for Small Business, Innovation, Tourism and Trade
  Scottish Government
• Catriona Laing
  Deputy Director for Climate Change
  Scottish Government
2. Just Transition for the North East and Moray (in private)
3. Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Bill (in private)

This is all meetings of Economy and Fair Work Committee held in 2023. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.

32nd Meeting

13 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Petroineos Grangemouth
Show witnesses
• Iain Hardie
  Head of Legal and External Affairs
  Petroineos Manufacturing Scotland Limited
• Colin Pritchard
  Sustainability Director
  INEOS Grangemouth
and then from:
• Neil Gray
  Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy
  Scottish Government
• Kenneth MacDermid
  Head of Critical Energy Infrastructure and Commercial Projects, Energy Industries Division
  Scottish Government
• Susie Townend
  Interim Deputy Director Energy Industries Division
  Scottish Government
3. Petroineos Grangemouth
4. Post-legislative scrutiny of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (in private)
5. Data Protection and Digital Information Bill (UK Parliament legislation) (in private)
6. Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill (UK Parliament legislation) (in private)
7. Work programme (in private)

31st Meeting

06 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Glasgow Prestwick Airport
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• Ian Forgie
  Chief Executive
  Glasgow Prestwick Airport
• Forsyth Black
  Non-Executive Chairman
  Glasgow Prestwick Airport
and then from:
• Neil Gray
  Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy
  Scottish Government
• Colin Cook
  Director of Economic Development
  Scottish Government
3. Glasgow Prestwick Airport

30th Meeting

29 November

1. Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Tom Arthur
  Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance
  Scottish Government
• Richard Dennis
  The Accountant in Bankruptcy and Agency Chief Executive
  Scottish Government
• James Clelland
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
2. Just Transition for the North East and Moray
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• Doctor John Bone
  Senior Lecturer in social sciences and Coordinator at the Just Transition Lab
  University of Aberdeen
• Professor Tavis Potts
  Dean for Environmental Sustainability and Coordinator at the Just Transition Lab
  University of Aberdeen
• Doctor Daria Shapovalova
  Senior Lecturer in energy law and Coordinator at the Just Transition Lab
  University of Aberdeen
3. Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Bill (in private)
4. Just Transition for the North East and Moray (in private)

29th Meeting

22 November

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Data Protection and Digital Information Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
Show witnesses
• Richard Lochhead
  Minister for Small Business, Innovation, Tourism and Trade
  Scottish Government
• Helen Findlay
  Head of Information Assurance & Data Protection
  Scottish Government
• Eilidh McLaughlin
  Head of Digital Citizen Unit
  Scottish Government
4. Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
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• Tom Arthur
  Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance
  Scottish Government
• Russell Bain
  Deputy Director, International Futures and Brand Scotland policy
  Scottish Government
• Alasdair Hamilton
  Procurement Policy Portfolio Manager
  Scottish Government
• Robert McConnell
  Lawyer
  Scottish Government
5. Subordinate legislation
6. Just Transition for the North East and Moray
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• Duncan Cameron
  Managing Director
  First Bus Scotland
• Mike Duncan
  North East Scotland Development Manager
  Federation of Small Businesses Scotland
• Jordan Jack
  General Secretary
  Campaign for North East Rail
and then from:
• Mark Munro
  Chief Investment Officer
  Scottish National Investment Bank
• Fergus Mutch
  Policy Advisor
  Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce
• Ronan O'Hara
  Chief Executive
  Crown Estate Scotland
7. Data Protection and Digital Information Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
8. Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
9. Just Transition for the North East and Moray (in private)

28th Meeting

15 November

1. Declaration of interests
2. Just Transition for the North East and Moray
Show witnesses
• John Boland
  Regional Officer
  UNITE
• Emma Harrick
  Head of Energy Transition and Supply Chain
  Scottish Renewables
• Mia McCarthy
  Head of Sustainability
  SSE Group
• Maggie McGinlay
  Chief Executive
  ETZ Ltd
and then from:
• Professor Paul de Leeuw
  Director
  Robert Gordon University Energy Transition Institute
• Gordon McGuinness
  Director of Industry & Enterprise Networks
  Skills Development Scotland
• Suzanne Sosna
  Director of Economic Opportunities and Climate
  Scottish Enterprise
3. Just Transition for the North East and Moray (in private)
4. Work programme (in private)

27th Meeting

06 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Just Transition for the North East and Moray
Show witnesses
• Stuart Bews
  Programme Manager
  Aberdeen City Council
• Jim Grant
  Head of Economic Growth and Development
  Moray Council
• Alasdair Ross
  Policy and Consultations Officer
  Aberdeen Council of Voluntary Organisations & Aberdeenshire Voluntary Action
• Alison Stuart
  Hub Manager
  North East Scotland Climate Action Network
3. Just Transition for the North East and Moray

26th Meeting

25 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Alan McIntosh
  Approved Money Adviser
  Advice Talks Ltd
• Joe McMonagle
  Money Advice Training and Development Officer
  South Lanarkshire Council
• Natalia Mendel
  Money Advice Manager
  Dalkeith & District Citizen's Advice Bureau
3. Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Bill (in private)
4. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-2025 (in private)
5. Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

25th Meeting

04 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-2025
Show witnesses
• Adrian Gillespie
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Enterprise
• Alan Maitland
  Head of Finance, Management Accounting
  Scottish Enterprise
• Stuart Black
  Chief Executive
  Highlands and Islands Enterprise
• Nick Kenton
  Director of Finance and Corporate Services
  Highlands and Islands Enterprise
• Jane Morrison-Ross
  Chief Executive
  South of Scotland Enterprise
• Anthony Daye
  Director of Finance and Corporate Resources
  South of Scotland Enterprise
3. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25
4. Correspondence (in private)
5. Work programme

24th Meeting

27 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Andrew Fraser
  President
  Society of Messengers-at-arms and Sheriff Officers
• Roderick Macpherson
  Honorary Secretary
  Society of Messengers-at-arms and Sheriff Officers
• Cheryl Hynd
  Council Revenues Manager
  City of Edinburgh Council
• Elizabeth McCrossan
  Senior Transactions Officer
  City of Edinburgh Council
3. Report by James Withers on Independent Review of the Skills Delivery Landscape
4. Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Bill (in private)
5. Report by James Withers on Independent Review of the Skills Delivery Landscape
6. Correspondence
7. Just Transition for the North East and Moray (in private)
8. Correspondence

23rd Meeting

20 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Sarah-Jayne Dunn
  Policy Manager for Financial Health
  Citizens Advice Scotland
• Becca Stacey
  Senior Research Officer
  Money and Mental Health Policy Institute
3. Report by the Fraser of Allander Institute on the economic contribution of the Pharmaceuticals Sector in Scotland
Show witnesses
• George Davidson
  Chair of the Access and Value Group
  ABPI Scotland
• Sir Michael Ferguson
  Regius Professor of Life Sciences
  University of Dundee
• Adam McGeoch
  Economist Fellow
  Fraser of Allander Institute
4. Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Bill (in private)
5. Report by the Fraser of Allander Institute on the economic contribution of the Pharmaceuticals Sector in Scotland
6. Correspondence

22nd Meeting

13 September

1. Declaration of interests
2. Just Transition for the North East and Moray
3. Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Dr Alisdair MacPherson
  Committee member of the Banking, Company & Insolvency Law sub-committee
  The Law Society of Scotland
• Katie McLachlan
  Licensed Personal Insolvency Practitioner
  R3 Insolvency & Restructuring
• David Menzies
  Director of Practice
  Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland
• Barry Mochan
  Board Member
  Insolvency Practitioners Association
4. Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Bill (in private)
5. Just Transition for the North East and Moray

21st Meeting

28 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Royal Mail
Show witnesses
• Ross Hutchison
  Operations Director for Scotland
  Royal Mail
• Ricky McAulay
  Operations Development Director
  Royal Mail
3. Royal Mail
4. Work programme (in private)

20th Meeting

21 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scottish National Investment Bank
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• Willie Watt
  Chair
  Scottish National Investment Bank
• Al Denholm
  Chief Executive Officer
  Scottish National Investment Bank
3. Scottish National Investment Bank
4. Electronic Trade Documents Bill (UK Parliament legislation) (in private)
5. Correspondence
6. Post-legislative scrutiny of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (in private)
7. Work programme (in private)

19th Meeting

14 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Electronic Trade Documents Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
Show witnesses
• Richard Lochhead
  Minister for Small Business, Innovation, Tourism and Trade
  Scottish Government
• Chris Nicholson
  Solicitor and Head of Branch, Constitutional Reform and External Affairs
  Scottish Government
• David Barnes
  Deputy Director, Trade Policy
  Scottish Government
3. Registers of Scotland
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• Jennifer Henderson
  Keeper of the Registers of Scotland
  Registers of Scotland
• Chris Kerr
  Interim Accountable Officer and Registration and Policy Director
  Registers of Scotland
4. Electronic Trade Documents Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
5. Registers of Scotland
6. Post-legislative scrutiny of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (in private)

18th Meeting

07 June

1. Just Transition for the Grangemouth area (in private)

17th Meeting

31 May

1. Just Transition for the Grangemouth area (in private)
2. Data Protection and Digital Information (No.2) Bill and Electronic Trade Documents Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

16th Meeting

24 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Consumer Scotland
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• David Wilson
  Board Chair
  Consumer Scotland
• Sam Ghibaldan
  Chief Executive
  Consumer Scotland
• Susan Bomphray
  Director of Operations
  Consumer Scotland
• David Eiser
  Director of Analysis, Research and Investigations
  Consumer Scotland
• Douglas White
  Director of Policy and Advocacy
  Consumer Scotland
3. Consumer Scotland
4. Post-legislative scrutiny of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014

15th Meeting

17 May

1. Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Bill (in private)
2. Annual report (in private)

14th Meeting

10 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scottish Government policy priorities
Show witnesses
• Neil Gray
  Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy
  Scottish Government
• Colin Cook
  Director of Economic Development
  Scottish Government
• Gary Gillespie
  Chief Economist
  Scottish Government
• Nick Young
  Head of Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage and Industrial Decarbonisation
  Scottish Government
3. Just Transition for the Grangemouth area
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• Graham Stuart MP
   Minister of State (Minister for Energy Security and Net Zero)
  UK Government
• Kathryn Aggarwal
  Head of the Track 2 team in (Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage) Directorate
  UK Government
• Jonathan Hoare
  Deputy Director - Clean Growth Directorate
  UK Government
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Scottish Government policy priorities
6. Just Transition for the Grangemouth area (in private)

13th Meeting

03 May

1. Just Transition for the Grangemouth area (in private)
2. Correspondence (in private)
3. Work programme (in private)

12th Meeting

26 April

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Just Transition for the Grangemouth area
Show witnesses
• Màiri McAllan
  Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Just Transition
  Scottish Government
• Chris Bryceland
  Energy Infrastructure Team Leade
  Scottish Government
• Catriona Laing
  Deputy Director for Climate Change Division
  Scottish Government
• Andy McCall
  Industrial Just Transition Planning Team Leader
  Scottish Government
• Liam Middleton
  Head of Critical Energy Infrastructure & Commercial Projects
  Scottish Government
3. Just Transition for the Grangemouth area (in private)

11th Meeting

19 April

1. Just Transition for the Grangemouth area
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• Professor Jim Skea
  Chair
  Just Transition Commission
• Lang Banks
  Commissioner
  Just Transition Commission
• Elliot Ross
  Head of Just Transition Commission Secretariat
  Scottish Government
2. Just Transition for the Grangemouth area (in private)
3. Disability Employment Gap (in private)

10th Meeting

29 March

1. Disability Employment Gap (in private)
2. Work programme (in private)

9th Meeting

22 March

1. Disability Employment Gap
2. Just Transition for the Grangemouth area
Show witnesses
• Heather Buchanan
  Co-founder
  Bankers for Net Zero
• James Close
  Head of Climate Change
  NatWest Group
• Ben Howarth
  Chief Sustainability Officer
  Association of British Insurers
3. Just Transition for the Grangemouth area (in private)

8th Meeting

15 March

1. Just Transition for the Grangemouth area
Show witnesses
• Derek Shaw
  Director of Innovation and Place
  Scottish Enterprise
• Mark Munro
  Interim Head of Investment Origination
  Scottish National Investment Bank
• David Ritchie
  Executive Director for Partnerships and Engagement
  Scottish National Investment Bank
2. Just Transition for the Grangemouth area (in private)

7th Meeting

08 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Just Transition for the Grangemouth area
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• Malcolm Bennie
  Director of Place Services
  Falkirk Council
• Adam Gillies
  Community Councillor
  Grangemouth Community Council
• Diarmaid Lawlor
  Associate Director, Place
  Scottish Futures Trust
3. Just Transition for the Grangemouth area

6th Meeting

01 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Just Transition for the Grangemouth area
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• Cliff Bowen
  Executive Councillor
  Unite the Union
• Pat Rafferty
  Regional Secretary
  Unite the Union
• Gordon McGuinness
  Director of Industry & Enterprise Networks
  Skills Development Scotland
• Ronnie Palin
  Regional Skills Planning Lead for Central Scotland
  Skills Development Scotland
• Dominic Pritchard
  National Organiser
  GMB Scotland
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Just Transition for the Grangemouth area
5. Procurement Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
6. Work programme (in private)

5th Meeting

22 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Just Transition for the Grangemouth area
Show witnesses
• Hisashi Kuboyama
  Development Manager for the West
  Federation of Small Businesses
• Liz McAreavey
  Chief Executive of Edinburgh Chambers of Commerce
  Scottish Chambers of Commerce Network
• Michelle Primrose
  Group HR Manager
  Forth Ports
• Stuart Wallace
  Chief Operating Officer
  Forth Ports
3. Just Transition for the Grangemouth area
4. Town centres and retail
5. Correspondence

4th Meeting

08 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Disability employment gap
Show witnesses
• Richard Lochhead
  Minister for Just Transition, Employment and Fair Work
  Scottish Government
• Susan Ferguson
  Interim Deputy Director for Complex Mental Health Care
  Scottish Government
• Lewis Hedge
  Deputy Director for Fair Work and Labour Market Strategy
  Scottish Government
3. Disability employment gap

3rd Meeting

25 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Disability employment gap
Show witnesses
• Emma Congreve
  Deputy Director
  Fraser of Allander Institute
• Ashley Ryan
  Director of ENABLE Works
  ENABLE Scotland
3. Disability employment gap
4. Work programme (in private)

2nd Meeting

18 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scottish Budget 2023-24
Show witnesses
• John Swinney MSP
  Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for COVID Recovery
  Scottish Government
• Colin Cook
  Director of Economic Development
  Scottish Government
• Aidan Grisewood
  Interim Director, Economic Strategy
  Scottish Government
• Kathleen Swift
  Head of Economic Directorate Finance Unit
  Scottish Government
3. National Strategy for Economic Transformation
Show witnesses
• John Swinney MSP
  Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for COVID Recovery
  Scottish Government
• Colin Cook
  Director of Economic Development
  Scottish Government
• Aidan Grisewood
  Interim Director, Economic Strategy
  Scottish Government
• Richard Rollison
  Director for International Trade and Investment
  Scottish Government
4. Scottish Budget 2023-24
5. National Strategy for Economic Transformation
6. UK Infrastructure Bank Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

1st Meeting

11 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. The outlook for business investment
Show witnesses
• Jonny Clark
  Managing Director
  ITP Energised
• Claire Mack
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Renewables
• Jon O'Sullivan
  Director for Onshore Wind and Solar
  EDF Renewables
• James Reid
  Operations Director
  FES Energy
3. Chief Entrepreneurial Adviser to the Scottish Government
4. The outlook for business investment
5. Chief Entrepreneurial Adviser to the Scottish Government
6. Work programme (in private)

This is all meetings of Economy and Fair Work Committee held in 2022. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.

31st Meeting

21 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Tom Arthur
  Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth
  Scottish Government
• Suzanne Houston
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
• Alex Reid
  Head of Policy Development
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. The outlook for business investment
Show witnesses
• Carolyn Currie
  Chief Executive
  Women’s Enterprise Scotland
• Stacey Dingwall
  Head of Policy
  Federation of Small Businesses
• Fergus Mutch
  Policy Adviser
  Scottish Chambers of Commerce
• Clare Reid
  Director of Policy and Public Affairs
  Scottish Council for Development and Industry
5. The outlook for business investment

30th Meeting

14 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scotland's economic outlook
Show witnesses
• Professor Jagjit Chadha
  Director
  National Institute of Economic and Social Research
• Emma Congreve
  Deputy Director
  Fraser of Allander Institute
• Susan Murray
  Director
  David Hume Institute
3. Scotland's economic outlook
4. Correspondence
5. Work programme

29th Meeting

07 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Just Transition
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• Richard Lochhead
  Minister for Just Transition, Employment and Fair Work
  Scottish Government
• Catriona Laing
  Deputy Director for Climate Change Division
  Scottish Government
3. Just Transition

28th Meeting

30 November

1. Work programme (in private)

27th Meeting

23 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Just Transition Commission
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• Professor Jim Skea
  Chair
  Just Transition Commission
• Elliot Ross
  Head of Just Transition Commission Secretariat
  Scottish Government
3. Just Transition Commission
4. Work programme (in private)

26th Meeting

16 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Fair Work Convention
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• Mary Alexander
  Co-Chair
  Fair Work Convention
• Patricia Findlay
  Co-Chair
  Fair Work Convention
• Helen Martin
  Head
  Fair Work Convention Secretariat
3. Fair Work Convention
4. Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill and Procurement Bill (UK Parliament legislation) (in private)
5. Town centres and retail (in private)

25th Meeting

09 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scotland's supply chain
Show witnesses
• Ivan McKee
  Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise
  Scottish Government
• David Barnes
  Deputy Director Trade Policy Division
  Scottish Government
• Graeme Cook
  Deputy Director, Procurement Services
  Scottish Government
• Carron Flockhart
  Unit Head, Skills Planning and Sector Engagement
  Scottish Government
• Dermot Rhatigan
  Deputy Director Manufacturing and Industries
  Scottish Government
3. Scotland's supply chain
4. Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill and Procurement Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
5. Broadband connectivity

24th Meeting

02 November

1. UK Infrastructure Bank Bill (UK Parliament legislation) (in private)
2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2023-24 (in private)

23rd Meeting

26 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2023-24
Show witnesses
• Euan Clark
  Commercial Director
  Scottish Building Federation
• Ian Laird
  Chair
  Scottish Textile Industry Leadership Group
• Paul Sheerin
  Chief Executive Officer
  Scottish Engineering
• David Thomson
  Chief Executive
  Food & Drink Federation Scotland
3. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2023-24
4. Town centres and retail

22nd Meeting

05 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Ivan McKee
  Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise
  Scottish Government
• Ninian Christie
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
• Rebecca Winterstein
  Head of Capital Investment
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. UK Infrastructure Bank Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
Show witnesses
• Ivan McKee
  Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise
  Scottish Government
• Geoff Owenson
  Senior Policy Officer
  Scottish Government
5. Procurement Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
Show witnesses
• Ivan McKee
  Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise
  Scottish Government
• Julie Bain
  Lawyer
  Scottish Government
• Alasdair Hamilton
  Procurement Policy Portfolio Manager
  Scottish Government
6. Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
Show witnesses
• Ivan McKee
  Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise
  Scottish Government
• Julie Bain
  Lawyer
  Scottish Government
• Alasdair Hamilton
  Procurement Policy Portfolio Manager
  Scottish Government
• Leslie Henderson
  Team Leader Food & Drink Regulation and Trade
  Scottish Government
7. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2023-24
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• Marc Crothall
  Chief Executive Officer
  Scottish Tourism Alliance
• Bryan Simpson
  Industrial Organiser
  Unite Hospitality
• Leon Thompson
  Executive Director
  UKHospitality Scotland
8. Legislation Consent Memorandums
9. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2023-24

21st Meeting

28 September

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Tom Arthur
  Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth
  Scottish Government
• Neil Ritchie
  Head of Unit, Energy Services and Consumer Policy
  Scottish Government
• Susan Robb
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2023-24
Show witnesses
• Ruth Boyle
  Policy and Parliamentary Manager
  Close the Gap
• Carolyn Currie
  Chief Executive
  Women’s Enterprise Scotland
6. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2023-24
7. UK Infrastructure Bank Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

20th Meeting

21 September

1. Work programme (in private)

19th Meeting

07 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Registers of Scotland
Show witnesses
• Jennifer Henderson
  Keeper and Chief Executive of the Registers of Scotland
  Registers of Scotland
• Christopher Kerr
  Registration and Policy Director
  Registers of Scotland
3. Registers of Scotland
4. Scotland's supply chain

18th Meeting

29 June

1. Town centres and retail (in private)
2. Work programme (in private)

17th Meeting

22 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Broadband connectivity
Show witnesses
• Kate Forbes
  Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy
  Scottish Government
• Clive Downing
  R100 Programme Director
  Scottish Government
• Robert McGhee
  Deputy Director for Digital Connectivity
  Scottish Government
3. Broadband connectivity

16th Meeting

15 June

1. Town centres and retail
Show witnesses
• Tom Arthur
  Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth
  Scottish Government
• Catherine Brown
  Head of Retail and Cities Unit
  Scottish Government
• David Cowan
  Head of Regeneration Unit
  Scottish Government
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Tom Arthur
  Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth
  Scottish Government
• Harry Murray
  Policy Lead
  Registers of Scotland
• Megan Stefaniak
  Lawyer
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Town centres and retail (in private)

15th Meeting

25 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Town centres and retail
Show witnesses
• Douglas Cowan
  Director of Communities and Place
  Highlands and Islands Enterprise
• Bryan McGrath
  Director of Enterprise and Place
  South of Scotland Enterprise
• Derek Shaw
  Director of Innovation and Place
  Scottish Enterprise
and then from:
• Craig Iles
  Service Lead in Planning and Building Standards
  South Ayrshire Council
• Bill Lindsay
  Service Manager Policy and Place in Planning Services
  Fife Council
• Steve Rogers
  Head of Economy and Development
  Dumfries and Galloway Council
3. Town centres and retail
4. Annual report

14th Meeting

18 May

1. Town centres and retail
Show witnesses
• Martin Avila
  Interim Chief Executive
  Community Enterprise in Scotland
• Dr Allison Orr
  Senior Lecturer in Real Estate
  University of Glasgow
• Pauline Smith
  Chief Executive
  Development Trusts Association Scotland
and then from:
• Ian Buchanan
  Equality and Access Manager
  Disability Equality Scotland
• Nicoletta Primo
  Research and Policy Officer
  Sight Scotland
• Adam Stachura
  Head of Policy and Communications
  Age Scotland
2. Evidence Session (in private)

13th Meeting

11 May

1. Town centres and retail
Show witnesses
• Euan Leitch
  Chief Executive
  Scotland's Regeneration Forum
• Stephen Lewis
  Vice-Chair
  Scottish Property Federation
• Craig McLaren
  Director
  Royal Town Planning Institute in Scotland
• Adrian Watson
  Chair
  Association of Town and City Management
2. Public petitions: PE01676
3. Evidence Session (in private)

12th Meeting

04 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Town centres and retail
Show witnesses
• Gillian Crawford
  Managing Director
  Lily Blanche
• Carolyn Currie
  Chief Executive
  Women’s Enterprise Scotland
• Stuart Mackinnon
  Head of Communication and Public
  Federation of Small Businesses
• Dr Peter Mowforth
  Chief Executive
  Indez
and then from:
• Neil Francis
  Managing Director
  Scottish Development International
• Hugh Lightbody
  Chief Officer
  Business Gateway
• Siobhan McDermit
  Team Leader, Digital Trade Services
  Scottish Development International
3. Town centres and retail (in private)
4. Work programme

11th Meeting

27 April

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Town centres and retail
Show witnesses
• Paul Gerrard
  Campaigns and Public Affairs Director
  The Co-op
• David Lonsdale
  Director
  Scottish Retail Consortium
• Martin Newman
  Member
  KPMG/Ipsos Retail Think Tank
• Maxine Smedley
  Head of Stores
  Boots
and then from:
• Ruth Boyle
  Policy and Parliamentary Manager
  Close the Gap
• Joanne Cairns
  Head of Research
  Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers
• Bryan Simpson
  Industrial Organiser
  Unite Hospitality
3. Evidence Session (in private)
4. Work programme

10th Meeting

20 April

1. Town centres and retail
Show witnesses
• David Grove
  Lead Officer, Town Centre Development Unit
  Fife Council
• Jennifer Hunter
  Executive Leader
  Culture Counts
• Roddy MacDonald
  Director
  Industrial Communities Alliance Scotland
• Phil Prentice
  Chief Officer
  Scotland's Towns Partnership
and then from:
• Danny Cepok
  Development Manager
  Love Oor Lang Toun
• Anthea Coulter
  Chief Officer and Business Manager
  Clackmannanshire Third Sector Interface
• Gemma Cruickshank
  Manager
  Embrace Elgin
• Mark Darragh
  Vice-Chair
  ONE Linlithgow
2. Town centres and retail (in private)
3. Scotland's supply chain (in private)

9th Meeting

30 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Town centres and retail
Show witnesses
• Professor Leigh Sparks
  Deputy Principal and Professor of Retail Studies
  University of Stirling
3. Town centres and retail
4. Scotland's supply chain (in private)

8th Meeting

16 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. National Strategy for Economic Transformation
Show witnesses
• Kate Forbes
  Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy
  Scottish Government
• Colin Cook
  Director of Economic Development
  Scottish Government
• Gary Gillespie
  Chief Economist
  Scottish Government
• Adam Reid
  Deputy Director for Skills
  Scottish Government
3. Scottish National Investment Bank
Show witnesses
• Willie Watt
  Chair
  Scottish National Investment Bank
• Carolyn Jameson
  Board Member
  Scottish National Investment Bank
4. National Strategy for Economic Transformation
5. Scottish National Investment Bank

7th Meeting

09 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Professional Qualifications Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
3. Work programme
4. Scotland's supply chain (in private)

6th Meeting

02 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Tom Arthur
  Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth
  Scottish Government
• Albert King
  Chief Data Officer
  Scottish Government
• Francesca Morton
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Registers of Scotland
Show witnesses
• Jennifer Henderson
  Keeper of the Registers of Scotland
  Registers of Scotland
5. Registers of Scotland
6. Work programme

5th Meeting

09 February

1. Professional Qualifications Bill (UK Parliament legislation) (in private)
2. Scotland's supply chain (in private)
3. Work programme (in private)

4th Meeting

02 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scottish Tourism and Hospitality Sectors
Show witnesses
• Marc Crothall
  Chief Executive Officer
  Scottish Tourism Alliance
• Stephen Montgomery
  Spokeperson
  Scottish Hospitality Group
• Leon Thompson
  Executive Director
  UKHospitality Scotland
and then from:
• Rob Dickson
  Director of Industry and Destination Development
  Visit Scotland
• Vicki Miller
  Director of Marketing & Digital
  Visit Scotland
3. Scottish Tourism and Hospitality Sectors
4. Professional Qualifications Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
5. Subsidy Control Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
6. Work programme

3rd Meeting

26 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scotland's supply chain
Show witnesses
• Ivan McKee
  Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise
  Scottish Government
• David Barnes
  Interim Deputy Director Trade Policy
  Scottish Government
• George Burgess
  Deputy Director Food and Drink
  Scottish Government
• Lewis Hedge
  Interim Deputy Director, Fair Work and Labour Market Strategy
  Scottish Government
• Dermot Rhatigan
  Deputy Director for Manufacturing and Industries
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Tom Arthur
  Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth
  Scottish Government
• Graham Fisher
  Deputy Director Scottish Government Legal Directorate
  Scottish Government
• Harry Murray
  Policy Lead
  Registers of Scotland
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Subordinate legislation
6. Scotland’s supply chain
7. Work programme

2nd Meeting

19 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scottish Budget 2022-23
Show witnesses
• Kate Forbes
  Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy
  Scottish Government
• Helena Gray
  Interim Director Fair Work, Employability and Skills
  Scottish Government
• Richard Rollison
  Director for International Trade and Investment
  Scottish Government
• Kathleen Swift
  Head of Economic Directorate Finance Unit
  Scottish Government
3. Subsidy Control Bill (UK Parliament Legislation)
Show witnesses
• Ivan McKee
  Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise
  Scottish Government
• Hilary Pearce
  Head of European Structural Funds and Subsidy Control Division
  Scottish Government
• Jennifer Willoughby
  Head of National and International Regulatory Alignment Unit
  Scottish Government
4. Scottish Budget 2022-23
5. Subsidy Control Bill (UK Parliament Legislation)
6. Work programme

1st Meeting

12 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subsidy Control Bill (UK Parliament Legislation)
Show witnesses
• Professor David Bell
  Chair
  The Steering Group for the Replacement to the European Social Investment Funds (ESIF) in Scotland
• Professor Steve Fothergill
  Sheffield Hallam University
• Steven Heddle
  Environment and Economy Spokesperson
  Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
• George Peretz
  Queen's Counsel
  Monckton Chambers
3. Subsidy Control Bill (UK Parliament Legislation)
4. Work programme

This is all meetings of Economy and Fair Work Committee held in 2021. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.

15th Meeting

15 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scotland's supply chain
Show witnesses
• Professor Iain Bomphray
  Director
  Lightweight Manufacturing Centre
• Professor Keith Ridgway
  Executive Chair
  National Manufacturing Institute Scotland
• Nick Shields
  Head of Business Support Services
  Scottish Enterprise
3. Scotland's supply chain
4. Work programme

14th Meeting

08 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scotland's supply chain
Show witnesses
• Gordon Banks
  Managing Director
  Cartmore Building Suppliers
•  Stephen Good
  Chief Executive, Construction Scotland Innovation Centre
• Bill Ireland
  Chief Executive Director
  Logan Energy
• Stephen Kemp
  Board Member
  Scottish Building Federation
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Evidence Session

13th Meeting

01 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scotland's supply chain
Show witnesses
• Dr John Lee
  Head of Policy and Public Affairs
  Scottish Grocers Federation
• Ewan MacDonald-Russell
  Head of Policy & External Affairs
  Scottish Retail Consortium
• Colin Smith
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Wholesale Association
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Scotland's supply chain

12th Meeting

24 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scotland's supply chain
Show witnesses
• Richard Ballantyne
  Chief Executive
  British Ports Association
• Bryan Hepburn
  Operations Manager
  DFDS Group
• Kieran Jude Fernandes
  Professor of Operations Management
  Durham Business School
• Maggie Simpson
  Director General
  Rail Freight Group
• Robert Windsor
  Policy & Compliance Manager and Executive Director
  British International Freight Association
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Scotland's supply chain
5. Subsidy Control Bill (UK Parliament Legislation)

11th Meeting

17 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scotland's supply chain
Show witnesses
• Chris Brodie
  Director of Regional Skills Planning and Sector Development
  Skills Development Scotland
• Marie Hendry
  Depute Director, External Engagement and Partnerships
  Open University
• Paul Little
  Vice-Chair of the College Principals Group
  Colleges Scotland
• Richard McClelland
  Director
  Qualifications for Industry
3. UK Subordinate Legislation
4. Scotland’s supply chain
5. Professional Qualifications Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

10th Meeting

10 November

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Scotland's supply chain
Show witnesses
• Katy Heidenreich
  Supply Chain & Operations Director
  Oil & Gas UK
• Paul Hunter
  Lecturer and Specialist Professional in Human Resource Management and Organisational Behaviour
  University of Glasgow Adam Smith Business School
• Mark Logan
  Start-up & Scale-up Advisor
  Scottish Government
• Melanie Simms
  Professor of Work and Employment
  University of Glasgow Adam Smith Business School
4. Scotland's supply chain

9th Meeting

03 November

1. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2022-2023 (in private)

8th Meeting

27 October

1. Professional Qualifications Bill (UK Parliament legislation) (in private)
2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2022-2023 (in private)

7th Meeting

06 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Financing the transition to Net Zero
Show witnesses
• Jo Chidley
  Co-Founder
  Beauty Kitchen
• Michael Cusack
  Head of Sustainability & Business Transformation
  ACS Clothing
• John Ferguson
  Managing Director
  Pi Polymer Recycling
• Paul O’Keeffe
  Partner
  Thomas Tosh
• Murray Whittaker
  Director of Projects
  Whittaker Engineering
and then from:
• Simon Crichton
  Head of Relationship Management
  Triodos Bank UK
• David Ovens
  Joint Managing Director
  Archangels
• Fraser Sime
  Regional Director for SME & Mid Corporate
  Bank of Scotland
3. Financing the transition to Net Zero

6th Meeting

29 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Economic recovery
Show witnesses
• Kate Forbes
  Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy
  Scottish Government
• Gary Gillespie
  Chief Economist
  Scottish Government
• Helena Gray
  Interim Director Fair Work, Employability and Skills
  Scottish Government
• Colin Cook
  Director of Economic Development
  Scottish Government
3. Professional Qualifications Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
Show witnesses
• Ivan McKee
  Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise
  Scottish Government
• Richard Shearer
  Head of Services Trade Policy
  Scottish Government
• David Maclennan
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
• Nigel Robinson
  Team Leader, Regulation of Health Professions
  Scottish Government
4. Evidence Session
5. Professional Qualifications Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
6. Work programme

5th Meeting

22 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Economic recovery
Show witnesses
• Charles Hammond
  Chief Executive
  Forth Ports
• Ewan MacDonald-Russell
  Head of Policy & External Affairs
  Scottish Retail Consortium
• Martin Reid
  Director for Scotland and Northern Ireland
  Road Haulage Association
• Andrew Richards
  member of the Construction Scotland Industry Leadership Group
  Construction Scotland
3. Evidence Session

4th Meeting

15 September

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Economic recovery
Show witnesses
• Adrian Gillespie
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Enterprise
• Douglas Colquhoun
  Chief Financial Officer
• Malcolm Roughead
  Chief Executive
  Visit Scotland
and then from:
• Carroll Buxton
  Interim Chief Executive
  Highlands and Islands Enterprise
• Nick Kenton
  Director of Finance and Corporate Service
  Highlands and Islands Enterprise
• Jane Morrison-Ross
  Chief Executive
  South of Scotland Enterprise
• Anthony Daye
  Director of Finance
  South of Scotland Enterprise
4. UK Subordinate Legislation
5. Economic recovery
6. Work programme

3rd Meeting

08 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Employment and skills for recovery
Show witnesses
• Chris Brodie
  Director of Regional Skills Planning and Sector Development
  Skills Development Scotland
• Lisa Pattoni
  Service Development Manager
  Skills Development Scotland
• Mairi Spowage
  Director
  Fraser of Allander Institute
• Nora Senior
  Chair
  Enterprise and Skills Strategic Board
3. Evidence Session
4. Work programme

2nd Meeting

01 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Economic recovery
3. Work programme
4. UK Subordinate Legislation
5. Economic recovery
Show witnesses
• Carolyn Currie
  Chief Executive
  Women’s Enterprise Scotland
• Rose Marley
  Chief Executive
  Co-operatives UK
• Barry McCulloch
  Head of Policy
  Federation of Small Businesses Scotland
• Dave Moxham
  Deputy General Secretary
  Scottish Trades Union Congress
• Charandeep Singh BEM
  Deputy Chief Executive
  Scottish Chambers of Commerce

1st Meeting

23 June

1. Declaration of interests
2. Choice of Convener
3. Choice of Deputy Convener
4. Legacy paper
5. Decision on taking business in private
6. Work programme

1st Meeting 2021

23 June