Chamber and committees

Economy and Fair Work Committee

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Meeting Agenda

36th Meeting, 2025

• Date: Wednesday, December 17, 2025
• Session: 6
• Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
• Start time: 09:30am
• Published: Friday, December 12, 2025 02:11pm

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1 Digital Assets (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—

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Witnesses

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

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Paper 1 - Digital Assets - Paper from the Clerks posted 12/12/2025 (Ref: EFW/S6/25/36/1, 98KB, pdf)

EFW/S6/25/36/2(P) (Private Paper)

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2 Digital Assets (Scotland) Bill (in private) (Private)

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 1.

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EFW/S6/25/36/3(P) (Private Paper)

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3 The economic potential of artificial intelligence (in private) (Private)

The Committee will consider a draft letter to the Scottish Government.

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EFW/S6/25/36/4(P) (Private Paper)

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4 Work programme (in private) (Private)

The Committee will consider its work programme.

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EFW/S6/25/36/5(P) (Private Paper)

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