Minutes: 13 November 2025

Thursday, 13 November 2025

29th Meeting, 2025

Start time:09:00am

End time: 10:46am

Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room

Published: Thursday, 13 November 2025

Committee Members Attendees:

Apologies received from:

Substitute Members Attendees:

David Torrance (Substitute Member)

Also Present:

Sarah Boyack, Member-in-charge of the Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (Scotland) Bill

Minutes

1. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take item 3 in private.

2. Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (Scotland) Bill:

The Committee took evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—

Richard Lochhead, Minister for Business and Employment, Kirsten Simonnet-Lefevre, Solicitor, and Iain Stewart, Team Leader, Strategy Division, Scottish Government.

3. Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (Scotland) Bill (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence heard under item 2.

4. Pre-Budget Scrutiny (In Private):

The Committee considered a draft report. Various changes were agreed to and the report was agreed for publication, subject to finalisation of those changes by correspondence.