Chamber and committees

Economy and Fair Work Committee

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Meeting Agenda

27th Meeting, 2025

• Date: Wednesday, October 1, 2025
• Session: 6
• Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
• Start time: 09:30am
• Published: Friday, September 26, 2025 01:56pm

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1 Declaration of interests

Sarah Boyack will be invited to declare any relevant interests.

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2 Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take items 4 and 5 in private. It will also decide whether to take discussion of the approach to scrutiny of expected legislation, and of its work programme, in private at the next meeting. 

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3 Scottish Government priorities

The Committee will take evidence from—

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Witnesses

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

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Paper 1 posted 26/09/2025 (Ref: EFW/S6/25/27/1, 105KB, pdf)

EFW/S6/25/27/2(P) (Private Paper)

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4 Scottish Government priorities

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 3.

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5 Work programme

The Committee will consider options for scrutiny of AI’s potential impact on the Scottish economy.

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EFW/S6/25/27/3(P) (Private Paper)

EFW/S6/25/27/4(P) (Private Paper)

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