Finance and Public Administration Committee
Meeting Minutes
10th Meeting, 2021
- Date: Tuesday, November 9, 2021
- Session: 6
- Location: TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room
- Meeting opened at: 10:30
- Meeting closed at: 12:59
- Published: Tuesday, November 9, 2021 05:33pm
Committee Members Attendees
- Kenneth Gibson (Convener)
- Daniel Johnson (Deputy Convener)
- Ross Greer (Member)
- Douglas Lumsden (Member)
- John Mason (Member)
- Liz Smith (Member)
Apologies received from
Substitute Members Attendees
1 Subordinate legislation:
The Committee took evidence on the Budget (Scotland) Act 2021 Amendment Regulations 2021 [draft] from—
Tom Arthur, Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth and Scott Mackay, Head of Finance Co-ordination, Scottish Government.
Prior to agenda item 1, Alasdair Allan confirmed that he had no interests to declare but referred to his register of interests entry.
2 Subordinate legislation:
Tom Arthur (Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth) moved—
S6M-01468—That the Finance and Public Administration Committee recommends that the Budget (Scotland) Act 2021 Amendment Regulations 2021 [draft] be approved.
The motion was agreed to.
3 Public service reform and the Christie Commission:
The Committee took evidence from—
Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;
Professor James Mitchell, Professor of Public Policy, University of Edinburgh;
Professor Graeme Roy, Dean of External Engagement and Professor of Economics, College of Social Sciences, University of Glasgow.