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The Committee agreed to seek approval from the Parliament to visit other jurisdictions that have institutionalised deliberative approaches, including Belgium, France and Ireland.
18th Meeting, 2022 (Session 6), Wednesday 14 December 2022
Public Participation Inquiry: The Committee considered the findings of the Citizens’ Panel on Participation.
Committee reports
Date published:
27 November 2017
(As agreed by resolution of Parliament on 15 June 2021)
Convener: Finlay Carson (from 22 June 2021)
Deputy Convener:
Beatrice Wishart (from 1 September 2021)
Liam McArthur (22 June 2021 - 26 August 2021)
Membership: The committee has 9 members.
Committee reports
Date published:
29 November 2022
Annexe A - Extracts from minutes of Committee meetings
1st meeting, 2022 (Session 6) Wednesday, 12 January, 2022
Work programme (in private): The Committee considered an approach paper for its next inquiry and agreed to continue consideration to its next meeting.
2nd meeting, 2022 (Session 6) Wednesday, 19 January 2022
Work Programme (in private): The Committee considered arrangements for its next inquiry and agreed to not seek the appointment of an adviser.
3rd meeting, 2022 (Session 6) Wednesday, 26...
Committee meetingsThere were 39 meetings in the parliamentary year.NumberTotal meetings of the Committee39Meetings held wholly in private7Meetings held partly in private30Joint meetings with other Committees0Meetings held outside the Parliament0Meetings held remotely by video conference25Hybrid meetings (from 12 August 2020)12Committee membersMembersPartyNumber of meetings attended (possible total)Michelle Ballantyne (until 20 August 2020)Con12(12)Colin BeattieSNP37(39)Willie CoffeySNP38(39)Maurice Golden (from 20 August 2020)Con27(27)Rhoda Grant (until 25 November 2020)Lab21(24)Alison Harris (until 16 December 2020)Con19(27)Gordon Lindhurst (from 20 August 2020)Con27(27)Dean Lockhart (until 20 August 2020)Con10(12)Richard LyleSNP35(39)Gordon MacDonaldSNP31(39)Alex Rowley (from 26...
Proposed future business At its next meeting, on 26 September, it is expected that the Committee will consider the merits of the objections lodged to amendment 9, and consider a further Consideration Stage report.
The SFC forecasts that the total funding available for the Scottish Government will amount to £61,677 million in 2026-27, an increase of 1.3% relative to 2025-26 in real terms.
The Committee heard strong evidence to suggest that the level of fiscal flexibilities in the fiscal framework between the Scottish and the UK Governments should be revisited due to t...
To begin this process, the Scottish Bonds Programme has been allocated £2.1 million in the 2026-27 Budget. Speaking at an event on 26 January 2026, the First Minister stated, “our intention is to make Scotland the most attractive destination for investment in the UK and our bonds programme is one of the ways we will do that”.