Meetings

6th Meeting, 2026

29 September 2026

1. Scottish Government Priorities for Economy and Tourism
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• Stephen Flynn
  Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Tourism and Transport
  Scottish Government
• Colin Cook
  Director of Economic Development
  Scottish Government
• Aidan Grisewood
  Director of Jobs and Wellbeing Economy
  Scottish Government
• Frances Pacitti
  Director Business and Better Regulation
  Scottish Government
2. Sporting Events Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
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• Stephen Flynn
  Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Tourism and Transport
  Scottish Government
• Lucy Carmichael
  Head of UEFA EURO 2028 Unit
  Scottish Government
• Catriona Mackenzie
  Major Events Legislation Team Leader
  Scottish Government
• Ninian Christie
  Lawyer
  Scottish Government
3. Scottish Government Priorities for Energy
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• Stephen Gethins
  Minister for Europe, External Affairs and Energy
  Scottish Government
• Catherine Williams
  Deputy Director, Onshore Electricity & Strategy
  Scottish Government
• Ragne Low
  Deputy Director, Offshore Wind Programme & Investment
  Scottish Government
• Frances Murphy
  Head of Heat in Buildings Delivery Unit
  Scottish Government
4. Energy Performance of Buildings (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2026 [draft]
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• Stephen Gethins
  Minister for Europe, External Affairs and Energy
  Scottish Government
• Ross Loveridge
  Head of Heat in Buildings Assessment Unit
  Scottish Government
• Patrick Mason
  Head of Heat in Buildings Assessment Policy & Technical Team
  Scottish Government
• Mark Stewart
  Head of Heat in Buildings Assessment Operational Delivery Team
  Scottish Government
5. Energy Performance of Buildings (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2026 [draft]
6. Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

This is all meetings of Economy, Tourism and Energy Committee held in 2026. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.

5th Meeting

22 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2026 [draft] – evidence
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• Tom Arthur MSP
  Minister for Business and Fair Work
  Scottish Government
• Alison Moore
  Fair Work & Labour Market Team Leader, Jobs and Wellbeing Directorate
  Scottish Government
• Susan Robb
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
3. Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2026 [draft] – motion recommending approval
4. Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (UK Parliament legislation) – approach
5. State of the Scottish economy and labour market
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• Professor Stuart McIntyre
  Fraser of Allander Institute
• Stephen Boyd
  Director
  Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) Scotland
6. Scotland’s energy sector
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• Professor Paul de Leeuw
  Director, Energy Transition Institute
  Robert Gordon University
7. Subordinate Legislation

4th Meeting

15 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Data centres in Scotland: energy use
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• Matt Magill
  Director of Engineering & Customer Solutions
  National Energy System Operator (NESO)
• Dr Wei Sun
  Chancellor's Fellow
  University of Edinburgh
• Dr Callum MacIver
  Research Fellow
  University of Strathclyde
3. Subordinate legislation

3rd Meeting

08 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. AI and its Impact on Scotland’s Economy
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• Heather Thomson
  Chief Executive Officer
  The Data Lab
• Rich Wilson
  CEO
  Gigged.ai
• Sandy Begbie
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Financial Enterprise
• Michael Rovatsos
  Professor of Artificial Intelligence
  University of Edinburgh
3. Pre-Budget scrutiny – approach

2nd Meeting

01 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Overview of Scotland’s energy sector
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• Professor Dieter Helm
  Professor of Economic Policy, New College
  University of Oxford
• Dr Simon Gill
  Director of Grid Innovation Strategy and Principal Knowledge Exchange Fellow
  University of Strathclyde
3. Work programme

1st Meeting

23 June

1. Declaration of interests
2. Choice of Deputy Convener
3. Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
4. Decision on taking business in private
5. Work programme
6. Work programme