Public Audit Committee
Meeting Minutes
8th Meeting, 2024
- Date: Thursday, March 7, 2024
- Session: 6
- Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:19
- Meeting closed at: 11:39
- Published: Thursday, May 2, 2024 04:05pm
Committee Members Attendees
- Richard Leonard (Convener)
- Jamie Greene (Deputy Convener)
- Colin Beattie (Member)
- Willie Coffey (Member)
- Graham Simpson (Member)
1 Work programme (In Private):
The Committee agreed its future work programme. The Committee also considered correspondence from the Permanent Secretary to the Scottish Government and agreed to respond in writing.
2 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take agenda items 4 and 5 in private.
3 Investing in Scotland's infrastructure:
The Committee took evidence from—
Alyson Stafford, Director-General Scottish Exchequer, Morag Angus, Chief Surveyor, Dr Alison Cumming, Director of Budget and Public Spending and Alan Morrison, Deputy Director Health Infrastructure, Investment and PPE , Scottish Government ;
Alison Irvine, Interim Chief Executive, Transport Scotland;
Peter Reekie, Chief Executive, Scottish Futures Trust.
4 Investing in Scotland's infrastructure (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda item 3 took further evidence from—
Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;
Dharshi Santhakumaran, Senior Manager and Ashleigh Madjitey, Audit Manager, Audit Scotland.
5 Investing in Scotland's infrastructure (In Private):
The Committee agreed to consider its next steps at a future meeting.