Minutes: 25 June 2025

1. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take item 5 in private.

2. Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill:

The Committee took evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—

Ivan McKee, Minister for Public Finance, supported by Stephen White, Head of Community Wealth Building, Laura Moffat, Community Wealth Building Policy and Legislation Manager and Caterina Capaldi, Solicitor, Scottish Government .

3. Alexander Dennis:

The Committee took evidence from—

Robert Deavy, Senior Organiser for Manufacturing, GMB Scotland;

Derek Thomson, Unite Scotland Regional Secretary, Unite the Union.

Colin Smyth declared an interest as a member of the Unite the Union and GMB Scotland.

4. Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

5. Alexander Dennis (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

6. Product Regulation and Metrology Bill (UK Parliament legislation) (In Private):

The Committee considered a draft report on supplementary legislative consent memorandum LCM-S6-50a and supplementary legislative consent memorandum LCM-S6-50b. The report was agreed for publication. The majority of the Committee agreed to recommend that the Parliament agrees to the legislative consent motion in the terms set out in the supplementary legislative consent memorandum.