Finance and Public Administration Committee
Meeting Minutes
11th Meeting, 2023
- Date: Tuesday, April 25, 2023
- Session: 6
- Location: TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:30
- Meeting closed at: 12:14
- Published: Tuesday, April 25, 2023 04:22pm
Committee Members Attendees
- Kenneth Gibson (Convener)
- Daniel Johnson (Deputy Convener)
- Ross Greer (Member)
- Douglas Lumsden (Member)
- John Mason (Member)
Apologies received from
Substitute Members Attendees
1 Declaration of interests:
Jamie Halcro Johnston declared interests as a partner in a farming business and as the owner of shares in Tetragen and Standard Life.
2 Public administration - effective Scottish Government decision-making:
The Committee took evidence from—
Alex Thomas, Programme Director, Institute for Government;
Dr Helen Foster, Ulster University;
and then from—
Paul Sheerin, Chief Executive Officer and Rebecca Rigg, Commercial Director, Scottish Engineering;
Sandy Begbie CBE, Chief Executive Officer, Scottish Financial Enterprise.
3 Work programme (In Private):
The Committee considered and agreed its work programme.