Minutes: 16 May 2023

Tuesday, 16 May 2023

14th Meeting, 2023

Start time:09:31am

End time: 12:29pm

Location: TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room

Published: Tuesday, 16 May 2023

Committee Members Attendees:

John Mason (Convener)
Michael Marra (Deputy Convener)
Keith Brown (Member)
Ross Greer (Member)
Douglas Lumsden (Member)
Liz Smith (Member)
Michelle Thomson (Member)

Also Present:

Professor Paul Cairney, Committee Adviser

Minutes

1. Public administration - effective Scottish Government decision-making:

The Committee took evidence from—

Shona Robison, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Finance, John-Paul Marks, Permanent Secretary and Lesley Fraser, Director General Corporate, Scottish Government.

2. Public administration in government:

The Committee took evidence from—

John-Paul Marks, Permanent Secretary, Lesley Fraser, Director General Corporate and Jackie McAllister, Chief Financial Officer, Scottish Government.

3. Work programme (In Private):

The Committee considered and agreed its work programme.

Parliament dissolved ahead of election