Public Audit Committee
Meeting Minutes
18th Meeting, 2022
- Date: Thursday, June 16, 2022
- Session: 6
- Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:15
- Meeting closed at: 11:33
- Published: Thursday, June 16, 2022 02:57pm
Committee Members Attendees
- Richard Leonard (Convener)
- Sharon Dowey (Deputy Convener)
- Colin Beattie (Member)
- Willie Coffey (Member)
- Craig Hoy (Member)
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take items 3 and 4 in private.
2 New Vessels for the Clyde and Hebrides: Arrangements to deliver vessels 801 and 802:
The Committee took evidence on the section 23 report from—
Jim McColl, Former Director, Ferguson Marine Engineering Limited.
3 New Vessels for the Clyde and Hebrides: Arrangements to deliver vessels 801 and 802 (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard and took further evidence from—
Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;
Angela Canning, Audit Director, Audit Scotland.
The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government and the administrators involved in the sale of Ferguson Marine Engineering Limited.
4 Work programme (In Private):
The Committee considered its work programme.
In relation to the 2020/21 audit of the Ethical Standards Commissioner for Public Life in Scotland, the Committee agreed to invite the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body to give oral evidence at a future meeting.