Chamber and committees

Finance and Public Administration Committee

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Meeting Agenda

17th Meeting, 2025

• Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2025
• Session: 6
• Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room
• Start time: 09:30am
• Published: Thursday, May 15, 2025 02:56pm

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1 The Scottish budget process in practice

The Committee will take evidence from—

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Witnesses

Shona Robison, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government, Scottish Government

Alasdair Black, Deputy Director, Budget and Fiscal Coordination, Scottish Government

Jamie MacDougall, Deputy Director, Spending and Pay Strategy, Scottish Government

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Paper 1 - Budget Process in Practice - Note by the Clerk posted 15/05/2025 (Ref: FPA/S6/25/17/1, 99KB, pdf)

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2 Cost-effectiveness of Scottish public inquiries

The Committee will take evidence from—

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Witnesses

Professor Sandy Cameron CBE

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Paper 2 - Scottish Public Inquiries - Note by the Clerk posted 15/05/2025 (Ref: FPA/S6/25/17/2, 186KB, pdf)

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3 Work programme (in private) (Private)

The Committee will consider its work programme.

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FPA/S6/25/17/3(P) (Private Paper)

FPA/S6/25/17/4(P) (Private Paper)

FPA/S6/25/17/5(P) (Private Paper)

FPA/S6/25/17/6(P) (Private Paper)

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