Finance Committee, 13 Nov 2007

Meeting date: Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Official Report 179KB pdf

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Cross-cutting Inquiry into Deprivation

Item 3 is correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth. As the clerk's paper says, we agreed to ask whether the Scottish Government plans to develop the previous Executive's commitments following its response to the session 2 Finance Committee's inquiry into deprivation spending and, if so, what progress has been made.

Members have a copy of Mr Swinney's response and a copy of my original letter. I seek members' views on whether the committee should raise any further issues as a result of the correspondence.

Any issues will arise as part of the discussion that we will have with the cabinet secretary on the spending review. It is all part and parcel of one big discussion—a national conversation.

That point is well made. If we have further questions or issues, we can raise them when Mr Swinney gives evidence to the committee on the draft budget at our meeting on 10 November. Do members agree to take that opportunity to raise any issues?

Members indicated agreement.

Meeting closed at 15:04.