Chamber and committees

Economy and Fair Work Committee

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Meeting Agenda

3rd Meeting, 2025

• Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2025
• Session: 6
• Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
• Start time: 09:00am
• Published: Friday, January 17, 2025 03:37pm

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1 Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 in private.

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2 City Region and Regional Growth Deals

The Committee will take evidence from—

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Witnesses

Carolyn Currie, Chief Executive, Women’s Enterprise Scotland

Vikki Manson, Deputy Head of Policy Scotland, Federation of Small Businesses

Duncan Thorp, Policy and Public Affairs Manager, Social Enterprise Scotland

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Paper 1 Paper by the Clerk posted 17/01/2025 (Ref: EFW/S6/25/3/1, 92KB, pdf)

EFW/S6/25/3/2(P) (Private Paper)

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3 City Region and Regional Growth Deals (in private) (Private)

The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

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4 Work programme

The Committee will consider a paper by the Clerk on the work programme to the end of the session. Consideration will include reviewing the Scottish Government’s responses to the Committee’s reports on post-legislative scrutiny of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 and its inquiry on Closing the Disability Employment Gap in Scotland.

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

EFW/S6/25/3/4(P) (Private Paper)

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