Economy and Fair Work Committee
Meeting Minutes
9th Meeting, 2023
- Date: Wednesday, March 22, 2023
- Session: 6
- Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:30
- Meeting closed at: 11:42
- Published: Wednesday, March 22, 2023 04:08pm
Committee Members Attendees
- Claire Baker (Convener)
- Colin Beattie (Deputy Convener)
- Maggie Chapman (Member)
- Jamie Halcro Johnston (Member)
- Fiona Hyslop (Member)
- Gordon MacDonald (Member)
- Graham Simpson (Member)
- Colin Smyth (Member)
- Michelle Thomson (Member)
1 Disability Employment Gap:
The Committee agreed to consider evidence received and next steps in private at a future meeting.
2 Just Transition for the Grangemouth area:
Michelle Thomson indicated that she is an ambassador of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Fair Business Banking.
The Committee took evidence from—
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):
The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.