Convener: Richard Leonard (Lab)
Deputy Convener: Sharon Dowey (Con)
Membership: The committee has 5 members
Committee meetingsThere were 31 meetings in the parliamentary yearNumberTotal meetings of the Committee31Meetings held wholly in private7Meetings held partly in private24Joint meetings with other Committees0Meetings held outside the Parliament0Meetings held remotely by video conference0Hybrid meetings6Committee membersMembersPartyNumber of meetings attended (possible total)Colin BeattieSNP28 (31)Willie CoffeySNP29 (31)Sharon DoweyCon31 (31)Craig HoyCon29 (31)Richard LeonardLab31 (31)Substitute membersSubstitute membersPartyNumber of meetings attendedAlexander Burnett (until 22 September 2022)Con0Katy Clark (until 25 April 2023)Lab0Bill KiddSNP4Roz McCall (from 22 September 2022)Con2Colin Smyth (from 25 April 2023)Lab0Reporters: None
Committee Clerk: Lynn Russell
Advisers: None
Visits: Fact-finding visit to the Ferguson Marine shipyard
Events: None
WitnessesThe following witnesses were called to give oral evidenceCategoryNumberScottish Government Ministers1Scottish Government officials41Members of the Scottish Parliament0Representatives of public bodies and local authorities85UK Ministers0UK Government officials0Members of the UK Parliament4Representatives from other legislatures0Representatives of trade unions0Representatives of professional associations0Representatives of voluntary sector4Representative of further or higher education institutions0Other categories of witnesses8Business transactedBusinessNoDetailsInquiries1New vessels for the Clyde and Hebrides: Arrangements to deliver vessels 801 and 802Consultations0AGS Scotland Section 22 reports reviewed5The 2021/22 audit of the Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland;The 2021/22 audit of the Crofting Commission;The 2021/22 audit of Ferguson Marine Port Glasgow (Holdings) Limited;The 2020/21 audit of National Records of Scotland;The 2021/22 audit of the Scottish Government Consolidated AccountsAGS Scotland Section 23 reports reviewed3NHS in Scotland 2022;Scotland’s financial response to Covid-19;Social Security: Progress on implementing the devolved benefitsProposed Members’ Bills considered0Draft Bills considered (Pre-legislative discussion)0Bills considered0Post-legislative scrutiny - Acts considered0Legislative Consent Memorandums0Public Body Act Consent Memorandums0SI consent notifications considered0SIs considered0SSIs considered0Petitions considered0Divisions held0Convener's Exercise of a Casting Vote0Plenary debates0ReportsTitleSP Paper numberDate of publicationGovernment response1st report, 2023 (Session 6): New vessels for the Clyde and Hebrides: Arrangements to deliver vessels 801 and 80234423 March 202323 May 20232nd Report, 2022 (Session 6): Annual Report 2021-221691 June 2022n/a