Economy and Fair Work Committee
Meeting Minutes
5th Meeting, 2021
- Date: Wednesday, September 22, 2021
- Session: 6
- Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
- Meeting opened at: 10:00
- Meeting closed at: 11:56
- Published: Thursday, September 23, 2021 09:23am
Committee Members Attendees
- Claire Baker (Convener)
- Colin Beattie (Deputy Convener)
- Alexander Burnett (Member)
- Maggie Chapman (Member)
- Jamie Halcro Johnston (Member)
- Fiona Hyslop (Member)
- Gordon MacDonald (Member)
- Colin Smyth (Member)
- Michelle Thomson (Member)
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take item 3 in private.
2 Economic recovery:
The Committee took evidence from—
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:
The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting and agreed to seek further information.