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Economy and Fair Work Committee


Agenda: 19 November 2025

Wednesday, 19 November 2025

32nd Meeting, 2025

Start time: 09:00am
Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
Agenda items:

  1. Subordinate legislation
  2. Subordinate legislation
  3. Subordinate legislation
  4. Subordinate legislation
  5. The economic potential of artificial intelligence
  6. Evidence Session (in private)
  7. Work programme (in private)

Agenda published: Friday, 14 November 2025 03:40pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Subordinate legislation

The Committee will take evidence on the Public Procurement (Iraq Free Trade Agreement) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 from—

  • Ivan McKee
    Minister for Public Finance
    Scottish Government
  • Alasdair Hamilton
    Procurement Policy Portfolio Manager
    Scottish Government
  • Jess Gray
    Solicitor
    Scottish Government

Papers for this item:


2. Subordinate legislation

The Minister for Public Finance to move—S6M-19302—That the Economy and Fair Work Committee recommends that the Public Procurement (Iraq Free Trade Agreement) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 be approved.


3. Subordinate legislation

The Committee will take evidence on the Cross-Border Public Procurement (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 from—

  • Ivan McKee
    Minister for Public Finance
    Scottish Government
  • Alasdair Hamilton
    Procurement Policy Portfolio Manager
    Scottish Government
  • Jess Gray
    Solicitor
    Scottish Government

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


4. Subordinate legislation

The Minister for Public Finance to move—S6M-19428—That the Economy and Fair Work Committee recommends that the Cross-Border Public Procurement (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 be approved.


5. The economic potential of artificial intelligence

The Committee will take evidence from—

  • Kayla-Megan Burns
    Board Member
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
  • Dex Hunter-Torricke
    Strategic Communications Adviser - Technology and AI
  • and then from:

  • Steve Aitken
    Founder
    Intelligent Plant
  • Leo Fakhrul
    CEO
    XYNQ
  • Rich Wilson
    CEO & Co-Founder
    Gigged.ai

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


6. Evidence Session (in private)

The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier under agenda item 5.


7. Work programme (in private)

The Committee will consider its work programme.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


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