Economy and Fair Work Committee
Meeting Minutes
10th Meeting, 2023
- Date: Wednesday, March 29, 2023
- Session: 6
- Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:47
- Meeting closed at: 10:37
- Published: Thursday, March 30, 2023 09:38am
Committee Members Attendees
- Claire Baker (Convener)
- Colin Beattie (Deputy Convener)
- Maggie Chapman (Member)
- Jamie Halcro Johnston (Member)
- Fiona Hyslop (Member)
- Graham Simpson (Member)
- Colin Smyth (Member)
- Michelle Thomson (Member)
Apologies received from
- Gordon MacDonald (Member)
1 Disability Employment Gap (In Private):
The Committee considered evidence received, agreed to write to the Scottish Government and revisit the topic in due course.
2 Work programme (In Private):
The Committee considered and noted a work programme update and further agreed to invite the new Cabinet Secretary to give evidence; seek written views on the impact of the proposed Royal Mail service changes and associated industrial action on businesses in Scotland and then invite Royal Mail to give evidence at a meeting; write to the Minister for Parliamentary Business seeking an update on the Scottish Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum in respect of the Electronic Trade Documents Bill; receive a briefing on Retailed EU Law; consider the Deposit Return Scheme after its introduction; invite ADS to an evidence session; take evidence from FAI on its report on the economic contribution of Scotland’s pharmaceuticals sector; undertake post-legislative scrutiny of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 and consider a paper at a future meeting and, at the end of summer recess, hold an informal business planning session, combined with a visit.