All meetings of the committee

This is all meetings of Finance and Public Administration Committee held in 2025. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.

35th Meeting

16 December

1. Budget Scrutiny 2026-27: UK context
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• David Phillips
  Associate Director
  Institute for Fiscal Studies
2. Work programme (in private)
3. Cost-effectiveness of Scottish public inquiries (in private)

10th Meeting

15 December

1. #
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• Chief Constable Aaron Georges
  Fundraiser
  Scottish Government
• Chief Constable Angela Flores
  Chief of Operations
  George Street Research
• Lord Barbara Richards
  Attorney
  George Street Research
• Bobby Graham
  Head of Public Relations
  George Street Research
2. Testing Dec 15 Gov Bill (Scotland) Bill (in private)
3. Testing Dec 15 Gov Bill (Scotland) Bill (in private)

34th Meeting

09 December

1. Budget Scrutiny 2026-27: Auditor General for Scotland's report on financial sustainability and taxes
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Richard Robinson
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
2. Building Safety Levy (Scotland) Bill (in private)
3. Work programme (in private)

33rd Meeting

02 December

1. Delivery of the McCloud remedy in Scotland
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• Dr Stephen Pathirana
  Chief Executive Officer
  Scottish Public Pensions Agency
• Frances Graham
  Chief Transformation Officer
  Scottish Public Pensions Agency
• Iain Coltman
  Head of Pensions Policy
  Scottish Public Pensions Agency
2. Work programme (in private)

32nd Meeting

25 November

1. Cost-effectiveness of Scottish public inquiries
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• Kate Forbes
  Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic
  Scottish Government
• Don McGillivray
  Director of Safer Communities
  Scottish Government
• Marion McCormack
  Civil Courts, Justice Transformation and Inquiries
  Scottish Government
• Emma Thomson
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government Legal Directorate
2. Work programme (in private)

31st Meeting

18 November

1. Work programme (in private)
2. Revenue Scotland: annual evidence session
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• Elaine Lorimer
  Chief Executive
  Revenue Scotland
• Aidan O'Carroll
  Chair
  Revenue Scotland
3. Building Safety Levy (Scotland) Bill
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• Elaine Lorimer
  Chief Executive
  Revenue Scotland
• Michael Paterson
  Head of Tax
  Revenue Scotland
• John McVey
  New Devolved Taxes Programme Manager
  Revenue Scotland
• James Lindsay
  Tax Design Lead
  Revenue Scotland
and then from:
• Ivan McKee
  Minister for Public Finance
  Scottish Government
• Stephen Lea-Ross
  Director, Cladding Remediation
  Scottish Government
• Lorraine King
  Deputy Director, Tax Strategy, Engagement and Performance
  Scottish Government
• Hannah Taylor
  Building Safety Levy Team Leader
  Scottish Government
• Hugh Angus
  Lawyer
  Scottish Government

30th Meeting

11 November

1. Subordinate legislation
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• Ivan McKee
  Minister for Public Finance and Local Government
  Scottish Government
• Claire Hughes
  Head of Corporate Reporting
  Scottish Government
• Craig Maidment
  Senior Finance Manager
  Scottish Government
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Building Safety Levy (Scotland) Bill
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• Natasha Douglas
  Land and Planning Manager
  Bancon Homes
• Fionna Kell
  Director of Policy
  Homes for Scotland
• Julie Jackson
  General Counsel and Company Director
  Miller Homes
and then from:
• Hazel Johnson
  Director
  Built Environment Forum Scotland
• Anna Gardiner
  Senior Policy Adviser
  Scottish Land and Estates
• Josie Sclater
  Senior Policy Officer
  Scottish Property Federation

29th Meeting

04 November

1. Work programme (in private)
2. Proposed Contingent Liabilities (in private)
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• Kate Forbes
  Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic
  Scottish Government
• Rachael McKechnie
  Deputy Director, Major Events
  Scottish Government
3. Proposed Contingent Liabilities (in private)

28th Meeting

28 October

1. Cost-effectiveness of Scottish public inquiries
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• Professor Carl Dahlström
  Professor of Political Science
  University of Gothenburg
• Dr Scott Prasser
  Public Policy Consultant and Commentator
and then from:
• Wendy McGuinness
  Chief Executive, the McGuinness Institute
2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2026-27: Responding to long-term fiscal pressures (in private)
3. Work programme (in private)

27th Meeting

07 October

1. Subordinate legislation
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• Ivan McKee
  Minister for Public Finance
  Scottish Government
• Jonathan Waite
  Aggregates Tax Bill Team Leader
  Scottish Government
• James Lindsay
  Tax Design Lead
  Revenue Scotland
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Building Safety Levy (Scotland) Bill
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• Peter Drummond
  Chair of Practice Committee and Trustee
  Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland
• Jonathan Henderson
  Assistant Chief Officer and Director of Prevention
  Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
4. Cost-effectiveness of Scottish public inquiries
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• Patrick McGuire
  Thompsons Solicitors Scotland

26th Meeting

30 September

1. Pre-Budget Scrutiny: Responding to long-term fiscal pressures
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• Shona Robison
  Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government
  Scottish Government
• Richard McCallum
  Director of Public Spending
  Scottish Government
• Lucy O'Carroll
  Director of Tax
  Scottish Government
• Alasdair Black
  Deputy Director, Budget and Fiscal Coordination
  Scottish Government

25th Meeting

16 September

1. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2026-27: Responding to long-term fiscal pressures
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• Andy Witty
  Director of Strategic Policy and Corporate Governance
  Colleges Scotland
• Stacey Dingwall
  Head of Policy and External Affairs (Scotland)
  Federation of Small Businesses
• Elaine Morrison
  Director, Boosting Capital Investment
  Scottish Enterprise
• Tom Ockendon
  External Affairs Co-ordinator
  Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA)
• Lesley Jackson
  Deputy Director
  Universities Scotland
and then from:
• Shirley-Anne Somerville
  Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice
  Scottish Government
• Ian Davidson
  Deputy Director, Social Security Policy
  Scottish Government
• James Wallace
  Deputy Director, Social Justice Finance Lead
  Scottish Government
• David Wallace
  Chief Executive
  Social Security Scotland
2. Work programme (in private)

24th Meeting

09 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2026-27: Responding to long-term fiscal pressures
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• Richard Robinson
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• João Sousa
  Deputy Director and Senior Knowledge Exchange Fellow
  Fraser of Allander Institute
and then from:
• Michael Kellet
  Director of Strategy, Governance and Performance
  Public Health Scotland
• David Livey
  Policy and Public Affairs Manager
  Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations
• Dave Moxham
  Deputy General Secretary
  Scottish Trades Union Congress
• Mike Brown
  Treasurer
  Social Work Scotland
• Ian McCall
  Policy and Campaigns Officer
  Walking Scotland
3. Appointments to the Scottish Fiscal Commission
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• Dr Eleanor Ryan
• Justine Riccomini
4. Appointments to the Scottish Fiscal Commission

23rd Meeting

02 September

1. Recent Scottish Government and Scottish Fiscal Commission publications
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• Professor Graeme Roy
  Chair
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
• Professor Francis Breedon
  Commissioner
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
• Professor David Ulph
  Commissioner
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
• Claire Murdoch
  Head of Fiscal Sustainability and Public Funding
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
and then from:
• Shona Robison
  Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government
  Scottish Government
• Jennie Barugh
  Director of Exchequer Strategy
  Scottish Government
• Richard McCallum
  Director of Public Spending
  Scottish Government
• Lorraine King
  Deputy Director, Tax Strategy, Engagement and Performance
  Scottish Government
2. Work programme (in private)

22nd Meeting

24 June

1. Public administration in government
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• Joe Griffin
  Permanent Secretary
  Scottish Government
• Lesley Fraser
  Director-General Corporate
  Scottish Government
• Gregor Irwin
  Director-General Economy
  Scottish Government
• Richard McCallum
  Director of Public Spending
  Scottish Government
2. Work programme (in private)

21st Meeting

17 June

1. Cost-effectiveness of Scottish public inquiries
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• John Sturrock KC
• John Campbell KC
2. The Scottish budget process in practice (in private)
3. Work programme (in private)

20th Meeting

10 June

1. Scottish Fiscal Commission's economic and fiscal forecasts - May 2025
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• Professor Graeme Roy
  Chair
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
• Professor Domenico Lombardi
  Commissioner
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
• Michael Davidson
  Head of Social Security and Devolved Taxes
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
• John Ireland
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
2. Cost-effectiveness of Scottish public inquiries
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• Stephen McGowan
  Deputy Crown Agent, Litigation
  Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
• David Kennedy
  General Secretary
  Scottish Police Federation
3. Work programme (in private)

19th Meeting

03 June

1. Proposed Contingent Liability (in private)
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• Dr Alasdair Allan
  Acting Minister for Climate Action
  Scottish Government
• Debbie England
  Marine Directorate
  Scottish Government
• Jessica Malcolm
  Marine Directorate
  Scottish Government
• Robert Loomes
  Scottish Government Finance
  Scottish Government
2. Proposed Contingent Liability (in private)
3. Cost-effectiveness of Scottish public inquiries
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• Rebecca McKee
  Senior Researcher
  Institute for Government
• Mary Morgan
  Chief Executive
  NHS National Services Scotland
4. Annual report (in private)

18th Meeting

27 May

1. Care Reform (Scotland) Bill: Financial Summary
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• Maree Todd
  Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport
  Scottish Government
• John Paul Liddle
  Deputy Director for the National Care Service
  Scottish Government
• Ryan Anderson
  Head of Digital Health and Care Policy and Strategy Unit
  Scottish Government
• Lee Flannigan
  Head of National Care Service Finance
  Scottish Government
2. Cost-effectiveness of Scottish public inquiries
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• Rt Hon. Lord Hardie
  Former Chair, Edinburgh Tram Inquiry
• Rebecca McKee
  Senior Researcher
  Institute for Government
• Dr Emma Ireton
  Associate Professor, Nottingham Law School
  Nottingham Trent University
and then from:
• Michael Clancy
  Director of Law Reform
  Law Society of Scotland
• Laura Dunlop KC
  Convener, Law Reform Committee
  Faculty of Advocates
• Richard Pugh KC
  Compass Chambers

17th Meeting

20 May

1. The Scottish budget process in practice
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• Shona Robison
  Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government
  Scottish Government
• Alasdair Black
  Deputy Director, Budget and Fiscal Coordination
  Scottish Government
• Jamie MacDougall
  Deputy Director, Spending and Pay Strategy
  Scottish Government
2. Cost-effectiveness of Scottish public inquiries
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• Professor Sandy Cameron CBE
3. Work programme (in private)

16th Meeting

13 May

1. Work programme (in private)

15th Meeting

06 May

1. The Scottish budget process in practice
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• Andy Witty
  Director of Strategic Policy and Corporate Governance
  Colleges Scotland
• John Wood
  Director of Membership and Resources
  COSLA
• Sheghley Ogilvie
  Public Affairs Officer
  Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO)
• Dr Alison Hosie
  Research Officer
  Scottish Human Rights Commission
• Dave Moxham
  Deputy General Secretary
  Scottish Trades Union Congress
• Carmen Martinez
  Policy and Engagement Lead
  Scottish Women's Budget Group
2. Work programme (in private)

14th Meeting

29 April

1. The Scottish budget process in practice
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Fiona Diggle
  Audit Manager
  Audit Scotland
2. Scottish Fiscal Commission Report on Fiscal Sustainability - April 2025
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• Professor Graeme Roy
  Chair
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
• Professor Francis Breedon
  Commissioner
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
• Dr Caroline Carney
  Senior Analyst
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
• Claire Murdoch
  Head of Fiscal Sustainability and Public Funding
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
3. Subordinate legislation
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• Ivan McKee
  Minister for Public Finance
  Scottish Government
• Laura Parker
  LBTT Policy Lead, Directorate for Tax and Revenues
  Scottish Government
4. Subordinate legislation

13th Meeting

22 April

1. The Scottish budget process in practice
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• Tom Josephs
  Member, Budget Responsibility Committee
  Office for Budget Responsibility
• Laura Gardiner
  Acting Chief of Staff
  Office for Budget Responsibility
and then from:
• Professor Mairi Spowage
  Director
  Fraser of Allander Institute
• Professor David Bell
  Professor of Economics
  University of Stirling
2. Work programme (in private)

12th Meeting

01 April

1. The Scottish budget process in practice
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• Professor Graeme Roy
  Chair
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
• Professor Francis Breedon
  Commissioner
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
• John Ireland
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
• Claire Murdoch
  Head of Fiscal Sustainability and Public Funding
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
2. Scottish Fiscal Commission: annual evidence session
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• Professor Graeme Roy
  Chair
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
• John Ireland
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
3. Work programme (in private)

11th Meeting

25 March

1. Work programme (in private)

10th Meeting

18 March

1. Public administration in government
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• John-Paul Marks
  Permanent Secretary
  Scottish Government
• Lesley Fraser
  Director-General Corporate
  Scottish Government
• Gregor Irwin
  Director-General Economy
  Scottish Government
• Jackie McAllister
  Chief Financial Officer
  Scottish Government
2. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) report on review of the Scottish Fiscal Commission
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• Scherie Nicol
  Lead – Parliaments and Independent Fiscal Institutions, Public Management and Budgeting Division, Directorate for Public Governance
  OECD

9th Meeting

11 March

1. Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill: Financial Memorandum
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• Douglas Ross
  Member in Charge of the Bill
  Scottish Parliament
• Neil Stewart
  Senior Clerk, Non-Government Bills Unit
  Scottish Parliament
2. Subordinate legislation
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• Ivan McKee
  Minister for Public Finance
  Scottish Government
• Jonathan Waite
  Aggregates Tax Bill Team Leader
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
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• Ivan McKee
  Minister for Public Finance
  Scottish Government
• Angus MacLeod
  Head, Public Bodies Support Unit
  Scottish Government
5. Subordinate legislation
6. Work programme (in private)

8th Meeting

04 March

1. Subordinate legislation
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• Ivan McKee
  Minister for Public Finance
  Scottish Government
• Scott Mackay
  Head of Finance Co-ordination
  Scottish Government
• Claire Hughes
  Head of Corporate Reporting
  Scottish Government
2. Subordinate legislation

7th Meeting

25 February

1. Work programme (in private)

6th Meeting

18 February

1. Budget Scrutiny 2025-26
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• Shona Robison
  Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government
  Scottish Government
• Jennie Barugh
  Director of Fiscal Sustainability and Exchequer Development
  Scottish Government
• Richard McCallum
  Director of Public Spending
  Scottish Government
• Lucy O'Carroll
  Director of Tax
  Scottish Government
2. Budget (Scotland) (No. 4) Bill
3. Proposed Contingent Liability (in private)
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• Richard Lochhead
  Minister for Business
  Scottish Government
• Rachael McKechnie
  Deputy Director, Major Events
  Scottish Government
4. Proposed Contingent Liability (in private)

5th Meeting

04 February

1. Work programme (in private)

4th Meeting

28 January

1. Budget Scrutiny 2025-26 (in private)
2. Work programme (in private)

3rd Meeting

21 January

1. Scottish Government's annual update on contingent liabilities (in private)
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• Ivan McKee
  Minister for Public Finance
  Scottish Government
• Gary Jones
  Senior Finance Business Partner
  Scottish Government
• Matthew Elsby
  Deputy Director, Fiscal Sustainability
  Scottish Government
2. Work programme (in private)

2nd Meeting

14 January

1. Budget Scrutiny 2025-26
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• Jackson Carlaw
  Member
  Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
• David McGill
  Clerk/Chief Executive
  Scottish Parliament
• Sara Glass
  Director of Finance and Resilience
  Scottish Parliament
and then from:
• Shona Robison
  Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government
  Scottish Government
• Jennie Barugh
  Director of Exchequer Strategy
  Scottish Government
• Richard McCallum
  Director of Public Spending
  Scottish Government
• Ellen Leaver
  Deputy Director, Local Government and Analytical Services Division
  Scottish Government
• Lorraine King
  Deputy Director, Tax Strategy, Engagement and Performance
  Scottish Government
2. Work programme (in private)

1st Meeting

07 January

1. Subordinate legislation
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• Ivan McKee
  Minister for Public Finance
  Scottish Government
• Ewan Cameron-Nielsen
  Head, Fully Devolved Taxes Unit
  Scottish Government
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Budget Scrutiny 2025-26
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Fiona Diggle
  Audit Manager, Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
and then from:
• Garry McEwan
  Director of Corporate Services
  Food Standards Scotland
• Mary Morgan
  Chief Executive
  NHS National Services Scotland
• Chris Kerr
  Corporate and Policy Director
  Registers of Scotland
• Lynne Raeside
  Deputy Director of Policy and External Affairs
  Scottish Funding Council
• Jane Morrison-Ross
  Chief Executive
  South of Scotland Enterprise
• Alison Irvine
  Chief Executive
  Transport Scotland

This is all meetings of Finance and Public Administration Committee held in 2024. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.

36th Meeting

17 December

1. Budget Scrutiny 2025-26
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• Andy Witty
  Director of Strategic Policy and Corporate Governance
  Colleges Scotland
• Reuben Aitken
  Managing Director
  Scottish Development International
• Sandy Begbie CBE
  Chief Executive Officer
  Scottish Financial Enterprise
• Claire Mack
  Chief Executive Officer
  Scottish Renewables
• Gordon McGuinness
  Director of Industry and Enterprise Networks
  Skills Development Scotland
• Dr Alastair McInroy
  Chief Executive Officer
  Technology Scotland
• Professor Alastair Florence
  Director, Continuous Manufacturing and Crystallisation Centre (CMAC)
  University of Strathclyde
2. Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Financial Memorandum
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• Liam McArthur
  Member in Charge of the Bill
  Scottish Parliament
• Nick Hawthorne
  Senior Clerk, Non-Government Bills Unit
  Scottish Parliament
• Liz Anderson
  Assistant Clerk, Non-Government Bills Unit
  Scottish Parliament

35th Meeting

10 December

1. Budget Scrutiny 2025-26 and Scottish Fiscal Commission's Economic and Fiscal Forecasts - December 2024
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• Professor Graeme Roy
  Chair
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
• Professor David Ulph
  Commissioner
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
• John Ireland
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
• Claire Murdoch
  Head of Fiscal Sustainability and Public Funding
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
2. Work programme (in private)

34th Meeting

03 December

1. Budget Scrutiny 2025-26: UK context
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• David Phillips
  Associate Director
  Institute for Fiscal Studies
• Ben Zaranko
  Associate Director
  Institute for Fiscal Studies

33rd Meeting

26 November

1. Budget Scrutiny 2025-26: UK context
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• Richard Hughes
  Chair
  Office for Budget Responsibility
• Professor David Miles CBE
  Member, Budget Responsibility Committee
  Office for Budget Responsibility
• Tom Josephs
  Member, Budget Responsibility Committee
  Office for Budget Responsibility
2. Proposed Contingent Liability (in private)
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• Dr Alasdair Allan
  Acting Minister for Climate Action
  Scottish Government
• Debbie England
  Project Lead – Marine Directorate
  Scottish Government
• Jessica Malcolm
  Consenting Section Lead – Marine Directorate
  Scottish Government
• Gary Jones
  Senior Finance Business Partner - Scottish Government Finance
  Scottish Government
• David Moffat
  Lawyer – Scottish Government Legal Services Marine Renewables
  Scottish Government
3. Proposed Contingent Liability (in private)

32nd Meeting

19 November

1. Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill Financial Memorandum
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• Liz Smith
  Member in Charge of the Bill
  Scottish Parliament
• Nick Hawthorne
  Senior Clerk, Non-Government Bills Unit
  Scottish Parliament
2. Revenue Scotland: annual evidence session
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• Elaine Lorimer
  Chief Executive
  Revenue Scotland
• Aidan O'Carroll
  Chair
  Revenue Scotland
3. Work programme (in private)

31st Meeting

12 November

1. Subordinate legislation
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• Ivan McKee
  Minister for Public Finance
  Scottish Government
• Craig Maidment
  Senior Finance Manager
  Scottish Government
• Claire Hughes
  Head of Corporate Reporting
  Scottish Government
2. Subordinate legislation
3. National Performance Framework: Inquiry into proposed National Outcomes (in private)
4. Work programme (in private)

30th Meeting

05 November

1. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26: Managing Scotland's Public Finances: A Strategic Approach (in private)

29th Meeting

29 October

1. Declaration of interests
2. Subordinate legislation
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• Shona Robison
  Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government
  Scottish Government
• Hugh Angus
  Lawyer
  Scottish Government
• Hannah Taylor
  Building Safety Levy Team Leader
  Scottish Government
• Stephen Lea-Ross
  Director for Cladding
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Work programme (in private)

28th Meeting

08 October

1. Pre-budget scrutiny 2025-26: Managing Scotland's Public Finances: A Strategic Approach
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• Shona Robison
  Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government
  Scottish Government
• Jennie Barugh
  Director of Fiscal Sustainability
  Scottish Government
• Richard McCallum
  Director of Public Spending
  Scottish Government
• Lucy O'Carroll
  Director of Tax
  Scottish Government
2. National Performance Framework: Inquiry into proposed National Outcomes
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• Kate Forbes
  Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic
  Scottish Government
• Keith McDonald
  Unit Head, Strategy Division
  Scottish Government
• Katie Allison
  Analytical Unit Head, Central Analysis Division
  Scottish Government

27th Meeting

01 October

1. Pre-budget scrutiny 2025-26: Managing Scotland's Finances: A Strategic Approach
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• Cllr Katie Hagmann
  Resources Spokesperson
  COSLA
• Jamie Robertson
  Chair
  CIPFA Directors of Finance
• Malcolm Burr
  Chief Executive
  Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
• David Robertson
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Borders Council
2. National Performance Framework: Inquiry into proposed National Outcomes
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• Joanne Davidson
  Director of Policy
  Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce
• Allan Faulds
  Senior Policy Officer
  Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE)
• Dr Shoba John
  Head
  Obesity Action Scotland
• Carmen Martinez
  Policy and Engagement Lead
  Scottish Women's Budget Group
• Adam Boey
  Business Planning and Performance Manager
  Stirling Council
• Sarah Latto
  Senior Policy Officer
  Volunteer Scotland

26th Meeting

17 September

1. Pre-budget scrutiny 2025-26: Managing Scotland's Public Finances: A Strategic Approach
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• Allan Faulds
  Senior Policy Officer
  Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE)
• Alice Telfer
  Head of Business Policy and Public Sector
  Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland
• Euan Lochhead
  Architect, Retrofit Coordinator
  North East Scotland Retrofit Hub
• Lewis Ryder-Jones
  Advocacy Advisor
  Oxfam Scotland
• Michael Kellet
  Director of Strategy, Governance and Performance
  Public Health Scotland
• David Melhuish
  Director
  Scottish Property Federation
• Heather Williams
  Training Lead, Scottish Women's Budget Group
  Women's Economic Empowerment Project
2. National Performance Framework: Inquiry into proposed National Outcomes
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• Sarah Davidson
  Chief Executive
  Carnegie UK
• Dr Max French
  Assistant Professor, Newcastle Business School
  Northumbria University
• Dr Alison Hosie
  Research Officer
  Scottish Human Rights Commission
• Lukas Bunse
  Policy and Engagement Lead
  Wellbeing Economy Alliance Scotland
3. Proposed Contingent Liability (in private)
4. Work programme (in private)

25th Meeting

10 September

1. Pre-budget scrutiny 2025-26: Managing Scotland's Public Finances: A Strategic Approach
Show witnesses
• Richard Robinson
  Senior Manager, Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
• Professor David Bell
  Fellow
  Royal Society of Edinburgh
• Professor David Heald
  Emeritus Professor and Honorary Senior Research Fellow, Adam Smith Business School
  University of Glasgow
and then from:
• Vikki Manson
  Deputy Head of Policy Scotland
  Federation of Small Businesses
• David Lonsdale
  Director
  Scottish Retail Consortium
• David Lott
  Deputy Director (Funding, Reform and Accountability)
  Universities Scotland
2. Proposed Contingent Liability (in private)
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• Dr Alasdair Allan
  Acting Minister for Climate Action
  Scottish Government
• Iain Wallace
  Director of Marine - Marine Environment
  Scottish Government
• Debbie England
  Offshore Renewable Projects Consenting Leader – Marine Directorate
  Scottish Government
• Gary Jones
  Senior Finance Business Partner
  Scottish Government
• Robert Loomes
  Finance Business Partner
  Scottish Government
3. Proposed Contingent Liability (in private)

24th Meeting

03 September

1. Scottish Fiscal Commission's Fiscal Update, Forecast Evaluation Report and Statement of Data Needs, August 2024
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• Professor Graeme Roy
  Chair
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
• Professor Francis Breedon
  Commissioner
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
• Claire Murdoch
  Head of Fiscal Sustainability and Public Funding
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
2. Work programme (in private)
3. Scotland's Commissioner Landscape: A Strategic Approach (in private)

23rd Meeting

25 June

1. Disability Commissioner (Scotland) Bill: Financial Memorandum
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• Jeremy Balfour MSP
  Member in Charge of the Bill
  Scottish Parliament
• Nick Hawthorne
  Senior Clerk, Non-Government Bills Unit
  Scottish Parliament
• Liz Anderson
  Assistant Clerk, Non-Government Bills Unit
  Scottish Parliament
2. Work programme (in private)

22nd Meeting

18 June

1. Work programme (in private)

21st Meeting

11 June

1. Aggregates Tax and Devolved Taxes Administration (Scotland) Bill
2. Work programme (in private)

20th Meeting

04 June

1. Scotland's Commissioner Landscape: A Strategic Approach
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• Ivan McKee
  Minister for Public Finance
  Scottish Government
• Catriona Maclean
  Deputy Director, Public Bodies Support Unit
  Scottish Government
• Steven MacGregor
  Head of Parliament and Legislation Unit
  Scottish Government
2. Work programme (in private)

19th Meeting

28 May

1. Scotland's Commissioner Landscape: A Strategic Approach
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• Jackson Carlaw
  Member
  Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
• Maggie Chapman
  Member
  Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
• David McGill
  Clerk/Chief Executive
  Scottish Parliament
2. Work programme (in private)
3. Annual report (in private)

18th Meeting

21 May

1. Public administration in government
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• John-Paul Marks
  Permanent Secretary
  Scottish Government
• Lesley Fraser
  Director General Corporate
  Scottish Government
• Gregor Irwin
  Director General Economy
  Scottish Government
• Jackie McAllister
  Chief Financial Officer
  Scottish Government
2. Scotland's Commissioner Landscape: A Strategic Approach
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• Lynda Towers
  Convener, Constitutional Law and Human Rights Committee
  Law Society of Scotland
• Dr Ian Elliott
  Senior Lecturer in Public Policy, Centre for Public Policy
  University of Glasgow
• Professor Alan Page
  Emeritus Professor of Public Law
  University of Dundee
3. Work programme (in private)

17th Meeting

14 May

1. Scotland's Commissioner Landscape: A Strategic Approach
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• Audrey Nicoll
  Convener
  Criminal Justice Committee
• Clare Haughey
  Convener
  Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
and then from:
• Sue Webber
  Convener
  Education, Children and Young People Committee
• Martin Whitfield
  Convener
  Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
2. Work programme (in private)

16th Meeting

07 May

1. Scotland's Commissioner Landscape: A Strategic Approach
Show witnesses
• Adam Stachura
  Associate Director for Policy, Communications and External Affairs
  Age Scotland
• Vicki Cahill
  Policy and Public Affairs Lead
  Alzheimer Scotland
• Jo McGilvray
  Senior Policy Advocate
  Carnegie UK
• Craig Dalzell
  Head of Policy and Research
  Common Weal
• Allan Faulds
  Senior Policy Officer
  Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE)
• Rob Holland
  Director
  National Autistic Society Scotland
2. Police (Ethics, Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill: Financial Memorandum
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• Angela Constance
  Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs
  Scottish Government
• Donald McGillivray
  Director of Safer Communities
  Scottish Government
• Steven Bunch
  Police Division
  Scottish Government

15th Meeting

30 April

1. Scotland's Commissioner Landscape: A Strategic Approach
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• Ian Bruce
  Ethical Standards Commissioner
• Dr Brian Plastow
  Scottish Biometrics Commissioner
• David Hamilton
  Scottish Information Commissioner
• Lorna Johnston
  Executive Director
  Standards Commission for Scotland
and then from:
• Nicola Killean
  Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland
• Dr Claire Methven O'Brien
  Commissioner
  Scottish Human Rights Commission
• Jan Savage
  Executive Director
  Scottish Human Rights Commission
• Rosemary Agnew
  Ombudsman
  Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
2. Work programme (in private)

14th Meeting

23 April

1. Aggregates Tax and Devolved Taxes Administration (Scotland) Bill (in private)
2. Work programme (in private)

13th Meeting

16 April

1. Scotland's Commissioner Landscape: A Strategic Approach
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• Katy MacMillan
  Director
  Research Scotland

12th Meeting

26 March

1. Police (Ethics, Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill Financial Memorandum
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• Graham Thomson
  Head of Legislation and Divisional Development
  Scottish Government
• Steven Bunch
  Police Division
  Scottish Government
2. Scottish Fiscal Commission: Fiscal Sustainability Perspectives: Climate Change
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• Professor Graeme Roy
  Chair
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
• Professor David Ulph
  Commissioner
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
• John Ireland
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
• Claire Murdoch
  Head of Fiscal Sustainability and Public Funding
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
3. Work programme (in private)

11th Meeting

19 March

1. Aggregates Tax and Devolved Taxes Administration (Scotland) Bill
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• Tom Arthur
  Minister for Employment and Investment
  Scottish Government
• Jonathan Waite
  Aggregates Tax Bill Team Leader
  Scottish Government
• Robert Souter
  Senior Tax Policy Adviser
  Scottish Government
• Ninian Christie
  Lawyer, Economy and Social Protection Division
  Scottish Government Legal Directorate
2. Work programme (in private)

10th Meeting

12 March

1. Aggregates Tax and Devolved Taxes Administration (Scotland) Bill
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• Eric Brown
  Scottish Technical Committee
  Chartered Institute of Taxation
• Justine Riccomini
  Head of Tax (Employment and Devolved Taxes)
  Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland
• Isobel d'Inverno
  Tax Law Sub-Committee Convener
  Law Society of Scotland
and then from:
• Elaine Lorimer
  Chief Executive
  Revenue Scotland
• John McVey
  Programme Manager
  Revenue Scotland
• James Lindsay
  SAT Tax Design Project Manager
  Revenue Scotland

9th Meeting

05 March

1. Work programme (in private)
2. Declaration of interests
3. Subordinate legislation
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• Tom Arthur
  Minister for Employment and Investment
  Scottish Government
• Scott Mackay
  Head of Finance Co-ordination
  Scottish Government
• Craig Maidment
  Senior Finance Manager
  Scottish Government
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Subordinate legislation
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• Tom Arthur
  Minister for Employment and Investment
  Scottish Government
• Robert Souter
  Senior Tax Policy Adviser
  Scottish Government
6. Subordinate legislation
7. Aggregates Tax and Devolved Taxes Administration (Scotland) Bill
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• Jonathan Sharma
  Policy Manager - Local Government Finance
  COSLA
• Alan Doak
  Director
  Mineral Products Association (Scotland)
• Dougie Neill
  Group General Manager, NWH Group
  Scottish Environmental Services Association

8th Meeting

20 February

1. Budget Scrutiny 2024-25
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• Shona Robison
  Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government
  Scottish Government
• Dr Alison Cumming
  Director of Budget and Public Spending
  Scottish Government
• Ian Storrie
  Head of Local Government Finance
  Scottish Government
• Lorraine King
  Deputy Director for Tax Strategy, Engagement and Performance
  Scottish Government
2. Budget (Scotland) (No. 3) Bill
3. Work programme (in private)

7th Meeting

06 February

1. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Tom Arthur
  Minister for Employment and Investment
  Scottish Government
• Laura Parker
  LBTT Policy Lead, Directorate for Tax and Revenues
  Scottish Government
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill Financial Memorandum
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• John Kerr
  Deputy Director Agriculture, Rural Policy Division
  Scottish Government
• Mandy Callaghan
  Deputy Director, Agriculture and Land Transition
  Scottish Government
• Karen Morley
  Head of Agriculture and Rural Economy
  Scottish Government
• Ewen Scott
  Agriculture and Rural Communities Bill Team Leader
  Scottish Government
4. Work programme (in private)

6th Meeting

30 January

1. Budget Scrutiny 2024-25 (in private)
2. Work programme (in private)

5th Meeting

25 January

1. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill Financial Memorandum
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• Maree Todd
  Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport
  Scottish Government
• Donna Bell
  Director of Social Care and National Care Service Development
  Scottish Government
• Richard McCallum
  Director of Health and Social Care Finance, Digital and Governance
  Scottish Government
• Lee Flannigan
  National Care Service Senior Finance Manager
  Scottish Government
2. Work programme (in private)

4th Meeting

23 January

1. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill Financial Memorandum
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• Donna Bell
  Director of Social Care and National Care Service Development
  Scottish Government
• Richard McCallum
  Director of Health and Social Care Finance, Digital and Governance
  Scottish Government
• Lee Flannigan
  National Care Service Senior Finance Manager
  Scottish Government
2. Work programme (in private)

3rd Meeting

18 January

1. Replacing EU structural funds in Scotland
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• Rt Hon. Michael Gove MP
  Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations
  UK Government

2nd Meeting

16 January

1. Budget Scrutiny 2024-25
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• Jackson Carlaw
  Member
  Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
• David McGill
  Clerk/Chief Executive
  Scottish Parliament
• Sara Glass
  Group Head of Financial Governance
  Scottish Parliament
and then from:
• Shona Robison
  Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government
  Scottish Government
• Dr Alison Cumming
  Director of Budget and Public Spending
  Scottish Government
• Dr Andrew Scott
  Director of Tax and Revenues
  Scottish Government
• Ellen Leaver
  Deputy Director, Local Government and Analytical Services
  Scottish Government
2. Work programme (in private)

1st Meeting

09 January

1. Budget Scrutiny 2024-25
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• João Sousa
  Deputy Director
  Fraser of Allander Institute
• Chris Birt
  Associate Director for Scotland
  Joseph Rowntree Foundation
• Professor David Bell
  Professor of Economics
  University of Stirling
and then from:
• Richard Robinson
  Senior Manager, Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
• Dr Jenny Peachey
  Senior Policy Advocate
  Carnegie UK
• Shona Struthers
  Chief Executive Officer
  Colleges Scotland
• Stacey Dingwall
  Head of Policy and External Affairs
  Federation of Small Businesses Scotland
• Martin Booth
  Executive Director of Finance
  Glasgow City Council
• Keir Greenaway
  Senior Organiser
  GMB Scotland
• Francesca Osowska
  Chief Executive
  NatureScot
• Kirsten Hogg
  Head of Policy and Research
  Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

This is all meetings of Finance and Public Administration Committee held in 2023. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.

34th Meeting

20 December

1. Budget Scrutiny 2024-25 and Scottish Fiscal Commission's December 2023 Economic and Fiscal Forecasts
Show witnesses
• Professor Graeme Roy
  Chair
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
• Professor David Ulph
  Commissioner
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
• Claire Murdoch
  Head of Fiscal Sustainability and Public Funding
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
2. Scottish Fiscal Commission: annual evidence session
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• Professor Graeme Roy
  Chair
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
• John Ireland
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Fiscal Commission

33rd Meeting

12 December

1. Budget Scrutiny 2024-25: UK context
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• Richard Hughes
  Chair
  Office for Budget Responsibility
• Professor David Miles CBE
  Member, Budget Responsibility Committee
  Office for Budget Responsibility
• Tom Josephs
  Member, Budget Responsibility Committee
  Office for Budget Responsibility
and then from:
• Carl Emmerson
  Deputy Director
  Institute for Fiscal Studies
• David Phillips
  Associate Director
  Institute for Fiscal Studies
2. Work programme (in private)

32nd Meeting

05 December

1. Revenue Scotland: annual evidence session
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• Elaine Lorimer
  Chief Executive
  Revenue Scotland
• Aidan O'Carroll
  Chair
  Revenue Scotland
2. Work programme (in private)

31st Meeting

28 November

1. Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill: Financial Memorandum (in private)

30th Meeting

21 November

1. Scottish Fiscal Framework: Independent report and review
Show witnesses
• Shona Robison
  Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Finance
  Scottish Government
• Matthew Elsby
  Deputy Director of Fiscal Policy and Constitution
  Scottish Government
• Niall Caldwell
  Corporate Treasurer
  Scottish Government
2. Work programme (in private)

29th Meeting

14 November

1. Scottish Fiscal Framework: independent report and review
Show witnesses
• David Phillips
  Associate Director
  Institute for Fiscal Studies
• Professor Mairi Spowage
  Director
  Fraser of Allander Institute
2. Scottish Fiscal Framework: Value Added Tax assignment in Scotland
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• Charlotte Barbour
  Deputy President
  Chartered Institute of Taxation
• David Phillips
  Associate Director
  Institute for Fiscal Studies
• John Ireland
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
• Professor Mairi Spowage
  Director
  Fraser of Allander Institute
• Mark Taylor
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
3. Work programme (in private)

28th Meeting

07 November

1. Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill: Financial Memorandum
Show witnesses
• Lorna Slater
  Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity
  Scottish Government
• Ginny Gardner
  Head of Circular Economy Unit
  Scottish Government
• Janet McVea
  Head of Zero Waste Unit
  Scottish Government
• Alexander Quayle
  Team Leader - Recycling
  Scottish Government
• Gareth Heavisides
  Circular Economy Team Leader
  Scottish Government
2. Subordinate legislation
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• Tom Arthur
  Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance
  Scottish Government
• Craig Maidment
  Senior Finance Manager
  Scottish Government
• Niall Caldwell
  Corporate Treasurer
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Work programme (in private)

27th Meeting

31 October

1. The sustainability of Scotland's finances (in private)

26th Meeting

24 October

1. Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill: Financial Memorandum
Show witnesses
• Charlie Devine
  Service Manager - Waste Partnership
  Dundee City Council
• Kirsty McGuire
  Waste Manager
  South Lanarkshire Council
• Jim Jack
  Head of Operational Services
  West Lothian Council
2. Work programme (in private)

25th Meeting

03 October

1. The sustainability of Scotland's finances
Show witnesses
• Shona Robison
  Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Finance
  Scottish Government
• Dr Alison Cumming
  Director of Budget and Public Spending
  Scottish Government
• Dr Andrew Scott
  Director of Tax and Revenues
  Scottish Government
• Ian Storrie
  Head of Local Government Finance
  Scottish Government
2. Work programme (in private)

24th Meeting

26 September

1. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill Financial Memorandum
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• Maree Todd
  Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport
  Scottish Government
• Donna Bell
  Director of Social Care and National Care Service Development
  Scottish Government
• Fiona Bennett
  Interim Deputy Director for NHS, Integration and Social Care Finance
  Scottish Government
2. The sustainability of Scotland's finances
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• Rachel Cook
  Deputy Head of Policy
  Federation of Small Businesses Scotland
• Sandy Begbie CBE
  Chief Executive Officer
  Scottish Financial Enterprise
• Louise MacLean
  Business Development Director, Signature Pubs
  Scottish Hospitality Group
3. Work programme (in private)

23rd Meeting

19 September

1. The sustainability of Scotland's finances
Show witnesses
• João Sousa
  Deputy Director
  Fraser of Allander Institute
• Professor David Heald
  Emeritus Professor and Honorary Senior Research Fellow, Adam Smith Business School
  University of Glasgow
• Professor David Bell
  Professor of Economics
  University of Stirling
and then from:
• Adam Stachura
  Head of Policy and Communications
  Age Scotland
• Dr Judith Turbyne
  Chief Executive
  Children In Scotland
• Philip Whyte
  Director
  IPPR Scotland
• Stuart Hay
  Director
  Living Streets Scotland
• Ruth Boyle
  Policy and Campaigns Manager
  The Poverty Alliance
• Michael Kellet
  Director of Strategy, Governance and Performance
  Public Health Scotland
• Alastair Sim
  Director
  Universities Scotland
2. Work programme (in private)

22nd Meeting

12 September

1. Subordinate legislation
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• Tom Arthur
  Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance
  Scottish Government
• Laura Parker
  LBTT Policy Lead, Directorate for Tax and Revenues
  Scottish Government
• Laura Duffy
  Head of Green Freeports Policy and Delivery Unit, Directorate for Economic Development
  Scottish Government
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Scottish Government's public service reform programme
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• Dave Moxham
  Deputy General Secretary
  Scottish Trades Union Congress
4. Work programme (in private)

21st Meeting

05 September

1. Declaration of interests
2. Scottish Fiscal Commission's Forecast Evaluation Report and Paper on Productivity and Fiscal Sustainability, both published on 29 August 2023
Show witnesses
• Professor Graeme Roy
  Chair
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
• Professor Francis Breedon
  Commissioner
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
• Claire Murdoch
  Head of Fiscal Sustainability and Public Funding
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
3. Subordinate legislation
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• David Melhuish
  Director
  Scottish Property Federation
• Derek Thomson
  Scottish Secretary
  Unite the Union
• Liz Cairns
  Researcher
  Unite the Union
4. Work programme (in private)

20th Meeting

27 June

1. Scottish Government's public service reform programme
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• Malcolm Burr
  Chief Executive
  Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
• Robert Emmott
  Executive Director of Corporate Services
  Dundee City Council
• Iain Tough
  Head of Corporate Support
  East Ayrshire Council
2. Work programme (in private)

19th Meeting

20 June

1. Choice of Convener
2. Scottish Government's public service reform programme
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• Sarah Watters
  Director of Membership and Resources
  COSLA
• Cleland Sneddon
  Chief Executive, South Lanarkshire Council
  representing SOLACE Scotland
• Kirsty Flanagan
  Director of Finance, Argyll and Bute Council
  representing CIPFA Local Government Directors of Finance (Scotland)
3. Work programme (in private)
4. Public administration - effective Scottish Government decision-making (in private)

18th Meeting

13 June

1. Medium-Term Financial Strategy and Economic and Fiscal Forecasts May 2023 and the Deputy First Minister's priorities under the First Minister's policy prospectus
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• Shona Robison
  Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Finance
  Scottish Government
• Kathy Johnston
  Deputy Director, Office of the Chief Economic Adviser
  Scottish Government
• Alison Cumming
  Director of Budget and Public Spending
  Scottish Government
• Andrew Scott
  Director of Tax and Revenues
  Scottish Government
2. Proposed Contingent Liability (in private)
Show witnesses
• Michael Matheson
  Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care
  Scottish Government
• Billy Renfrew
  Health Resilience Manager
  Scottish Government
• Laura Wilson
  Team Leader, Covid Policy and Liaison
  Scottish Government
3. Proposed Contingent Liability (in private)
4. Work programme (in private)

17th Meeting

06 June

1. Economic and Fiscal Outlook May 2023 and Medium-Term Financial Strategy
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• Professor Graeme Roy
  Chair
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
• Professor Francis Breedon
  Commissioner
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
• John Ireland
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
2. Scottish Government's public service reform programme
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• Fiona Davies
  Chief Officer
  Argyll and Bute Integration Joint Board
• Claire Burden
  Chief Executive
  NHS Ayrshire and Arran
3. Work programme (in private)

16th Meeting

30 May

1. Scottish Government's public service reform programme
Show witnesses
• Garry McEwan
  Director of Corporate Services
  Food Standards Scotland
• Stuart MacQuarrie
  Deputy Director Business Services and Transformation
  NatureScot
• David Page
  Deputy Chief Officer
  Police Scotland
• Chris Kerr
  Registration and Policy Director
  Registers of Scotland
• Elaine Lorimer
  Chief Executive
  Revenue Scotland
• Karen Watt
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Funding Council
• Anthony Daye
  Director of Finance and Corporate Resources
  South of Scotland Enterprise
• Kerry Twyman
  Director of Finance and Corporate Services
  Transport Scotland
2. Work programme (in private)
3. Annual report (in private)

15th Meeting

23 May

1. Choice of Convener
2. Scottish Government's public service reform programme
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• Antony Clark
  Executive Director
  Audit Scotland
• Professor John Connolly
  Head of Department of Social Sciences
  Glasgow Caledonian University
• Alison Payne
  Research Director
  Reform Scotland
• Dave Moxham
  Deputy General Secretary
  Scottish Trades Union Congress
3. Work programme (in private)

14th Meeting

16 May

1. Public administration - effective Scottish Government decision-making
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• Shona Robison
  Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Finance
  Scottish Government
• John-Paul Marks
  Permanent Secretary
  Scottish Government
• Lesley Fraser
  Director General Corporate
  Scottish Government
• Dominic Munro
  Director for Strategy
  Scottish Government
2. Public administration in government
Show witnesses
• John-Paul Marks
  Permanent Secretary
  Scottish Government
• Lesley Fraser
  Director General Corporate
  Scottish Government
• Louise Macdonald
  Director General Communities
  Scottish Government
• Jackie McAllister
  Chief Financial Officer
  Scottish Government
3. Work programme (in private)

13th Meeting

09 May

1. Public administration - effective Scottish Government decision-making
Show witnesses
• Sophie Howe
  Sustainability Futures and Wellbeing Adviser and former Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
• Professor Steve Martin
  Director
  Wales Centre for Public Policy, Cardiff University
• Professor Matthew Flinders
  University of Sheffield
2. Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill Financial Memorandum
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• Natalie Don
  Minister for Children, Young People and Keeping the Promise
  Scottish Government
• Brendan Rooney
  Bill Manager
  Scottish Government
• Tom McNamara
  Head of Youth Justice and Children’s Hearings
  Scottish Government
• Helen Duncan
  Children and Families Analysis
  Scottish Government
3. Work programme (in private)

12th Meeting

02 May

1. Declaration of interests
2. Choice of Deputy Convener
3. Public administration - effective Scottish Government decision-making
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• Dr Judith Turbyne
  Chief Executive
  Children In Scotland
• Lucy Hughes
  Policy and Parliamentary Manager
  Engender
• Craig McLaren
  Director of Scotland, Ireland and English Regions
  Royal Town Planning Institute Scotland
• Rachel Le Noan
  Policy and Public Affairs Officer
  Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations
4. Work programme (in private)

11th Meeting

25 April

1. Declaration of interests
2. Public administration - effective Scottish Government decision-making
Show witnesses
• Alex Thomas
  Programme Director
  Institute for Government
• Dr Helen Foster
  Ulster University
and then from:
• Paul Sheerin
  Chief Executive Officer
  Scottish Engineering
• Rebecca Rigg
  Commercial Director
  Scottish Engineering
• Sandy Begbie CBE
  Chief Executive Officer
  Scottish Financial Enterprise
3. Work programme (in private)

10th Meeting

18 April

1. Public administration - effective Scottish Government decision-making
Show witnesses
• Diane Owenga
  Programme Director, The Policy Project
  Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, New Zealand
2. Work programme (in private)

9th Meeting

28 March

1. Public administration - effective Scottish Government decision-making
Show witnesses
• Mark Taylor
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Ben Thurman
  Senior Policy and Development Officer
  Carnegie UK
• James Black
  Fellow
  Fraser of Allander Institute
2. Scottish Fiscal Commission's Fiscal Sustainability Report
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• Professor Graeme Roy
  Chair
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
• Professor David Ulph
  Commissioner
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
• John Ireland
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Fiscal Commission

8th Meeting

14 March

1. Public administration - effective Scottish Government decision-making
Show witnesses
• Professor Paul Cairney
  Committee Adviser and Professor of Politics and Public Policy
  University of Stirling
2. Work programme (in private)

7th Meeting

07 March

1. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Tom Arthur
  Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth
  Scottish Government
• Craig Maidment
  Finance Manager
  Scottish Government
• Niall Caldwell
  Corporate Treasurer
  Scottish Government
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Tom Arthur
  Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth
  Scottish Government
• Robert Souter
  Senior Tax Policy Adviser
  Scottish Government
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Work programme (in private)

6th Meeting

21 February

1. Work programme (in private)

5th Meeting

07 February

1. Budget Scrutiny 2023-24
Show witnesses
• John Swinney
  Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for COVID Recovery
  Scottish Government
• Alison Cumming
  Director of Budget and Public Spending
  Scottish Government
• Lorraine King
  Deputy Director, Tax and Revenues Directorate
  Scottish Government
2. Budget (Scotland) (No. 2) Bill
3. Work programme (in private)

4th Meeting

31 January

1. Work programme (in private)

3rd Meeting

24 January

1. Budget Scrutiny 2023-24 (in private)

2nd Meeting

17 January

1. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Tom Arthur
  Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth
  Scottish Government
• Ewan Cameron-Nielsen
  Head, Fully Devolved Taxes Unit
  Scottish Government
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Work programme (in private)

1st Meeting

10 January

1. Budget Scrutiny 2023-24
Show witnesses
• Jackson Carlaw
  Member
  Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
• David McGill
  Clerk/Chief Executive
  Scottish Parliament
• Michelle Hegarty
  Deputy Chief Executive
  Scottish Parliament
• Sara Glass
  Group Head of Financial Governance
  Scottish Parliament
and then from:
• John Swinney
  Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for COVID Recovery
  Scottish Government
• Alison Cumming
  Director of Budget and Public Spending
  Scottish Government
• Gary Gillespie
  Chief Economist
  Scottish Government
• Andrew Scott
  Director of Tax and Revenues
  Scottish Government

This is all meetings of Finance and Public Administration Committee held in 2022. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.

34th Meeting

20 December

1. Budget Scrutiny 2023-24
Show witnesses
• Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli
  Principal and Vice-Chancellor
  University of Glasgow
• Professor Frances Ruane
  Chair of the National Competitiveness and Productivity Council and Research Affiliate
  Economic and Social Research Institute
• Dr Mike Brewer
  Chief Economist and Deputy Chief Executive
  Resolution Foundation
2. Budget Scrutiny 2023-24
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• Professor Graeme Roy
  Chair
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
• Professor Francis Breedon
  Commissioner
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
• John Ireland
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Fiscal Commission

33rd Meeting

13 December

1. Budget Scrutiny 2023-24: UK context
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• Richard Hughes
  Chair
  Office for Budget Responsibility
• Andy King
  Member, Budget Responsibility Committee
  Office for Budget Responsibility
• Professor David Miles CBE
  Member, Budget Responsibility Committee
  Office for Budget Responsibility
2. Work programme (in private)

32nd Meeting

06 December

1. Budget Scrutiny 2023-24: UK context
Show witnesses
• David Phillips
  Associate Director
  Institute for Fiscal Studies
• Ben Zaranko
  Senior Research Economist
  Institute for Fiscal Studies
2. Work programme (in private)

31st Meeting

29 November

1. Work programme (in private)
2. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill - Financial Memorandum (in private)

30th Meeting

22 November

1. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Tom Arthur
  Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth
  Scottish Government
• Niall Caldwell
  Corporate Treasurer
  Scottish Government
• Craig Maidment
  Finance Manager
  Scottish Government
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Scottish Government's Continuous Improvement Programme and updated complaints policy
Show witnesses
• John Swinney
  Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for COVID Recovery
  Scottish Government
• Ian Mitchell
  Director of Propriety and Ethics
  Scottish Government
• Ashleigh Gray
  Deputy Director of Propriety and Ethics
  Scottish Government
4. Work programme (in private)

29th Meeting

15 November

1. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill - Financial Memorandum (in private)
2. Work programme (in private)

28th Meeting

08 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill - Financial Memorandum
Show witnesses
• Kevin Stewart
  Minister for Mental Wellbeing and Social Care
  Scottish Government
• Donna Bell
  Director of Social Care and National Care Service Development
  Scottish Government
• Fiona Bennett
  Interim Deputy Director for NHS, Integration and Social Care Finance
  Scottish Government
3. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill - Financial Memorandum

27th Meeting

01 November

1. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill - Financial Memorandum
Show witnesses
• Mark Taylor
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• Emma Congreve
  Knowledge Exchange Fellow
  Fraser of Allander Institute
• Hannah Tweed
  Senior Policy Officer
  Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE)
• Ralph Roberts
  Chief Executive of NHS Borders
  NHS Scotland
2. Proposed Contingent Liability (in private)
Show witnesses
• Michael Matheson
  Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport
  Scottish Government
• Jessica Malcolm
  Project Leader
  Scottish Government
• Rebecca Bamlett
  Project Leader
  Scottish Government
• Robert Loomes
  Finance Business Partner
  Scottish Government
3. Proposed Contingent Liability (in private)
4. Scotland's public finances in 2023-24: the impact of the cost of living and public service reform (in private)
5. Work programme (in private)

26th Meeting

25 October

1. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill - Financial Memorandum
Show witnesses
• Donna Bell
  Director of Social Care and National Care Service Development
  Scottish Government
• Fiona Bennett
  Interim Deputy Director for NHS, Integration and Social Care Finance
  Scottish Government
and then from:
• Sarah Watters
  Director for Membership and Resources
  COSLA
• Sharon Wearing
  Chair
  CIPFA Integrated Joint Boards Chief Finance Officer Section
• Paul Manning
  Executive Director of Finance and Corporate Resources and Depute Chief Executive of South Lanarkshire Council
  SOLACE Scotland
2. Work programme (in private)

25th Meeting

04 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scotland's public finances in 2023-24: the impact of the cost of living and public service reform
Show witnesses
• John Swinney
  Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for COVID Recovery
  Scottish Government
• Andrew Scott
  Director of Tax and Revenues
  Scottish Government
• Gary Gillespie
  Chief Economist
  Scottish Government
• Scott Mackay
  Head of Finance Co-ordination
  Scottish Government
3. Post-legislative scrutiny of the Financial Memorandum for the Children and Young People (Scotland) Bill
4. Work programme (in private)

24th Meeting

27 September

1. Scotland's public finances in 2023-24: the impact of the cost of living and public service reform
Show witnesses
• Alison Douglas
  Chief Executive
  Alcohol Focus Scotland
• Polly Tolley
  Director of Impact
  Citizens Advice Scotland
• Catherine Murphy
  Executive Director
  Engender
• Clare Reid
  Director of Policy and Public Affairs
  Scottish Council for Development and Industry
• Aaron Hill
  Director of Policy and Membership
  Scottish Federation of Housing Associations
• David Lonsdale
  Director
  Scottish Retail Consortium
• Stephen Smellie
  Depute Convener
  UNISON Scotland
2. National Performance Framework: Ambitions into Action (in private)
3. Work programme (in private)

23rd Meeting

20 September

1. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Tom Arthur
  Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth
  Scottish Government
• Robert Souter
  Senior Tax Policy Adviser
  Scottish Government
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Scotland's public finances in 2023-24: the impact of the cost of living and public service reform
Show witnesses
• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Charlotte Barbour
  Vice President
  Chartered Institute of Taxation
• Susan Murray
  Director
  David Hume Institute
and then from:
• Cllr Katie Hagmann
  Resources Spokesperson
  COSLA
• Kirsty Flanagan
  Chair
  CIPFA Local Government Directors of Finance (Scotland) Section
• Paul Manning
  Executive Director of Finance and Corporate Resources / Depute Chief Executive
  South Lanarkshire Council

22nd Meeting

06 September

1. Scottish Fiscal Commission August 2022 publications
Show witnesses
• Professor Graeme Roy
  Chair
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
• Professor David Ulph
  Commissioner
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
• John Ireland
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
• Claire Murdoch
  Head of Social Security and Public Funding
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
2. Work programme (in private)
3. Scottish Fiscal Framework: Independent Report and Review (in private)

21st Meeting

28 June

1. Post-legislative scrutiny of the Financial Memorandum for the Children and Young People (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Alison Cumming
  Director of Early Learning and Childcare
  Scottish Government
2. Proposed Contingent Liability (in private)
Show witnesses
• Ivan McKee
  Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise
  Scottish Government
• Andrew Carton
  Team Leader (HIE), Enterprise Sponsorship
  Scottish Government
• David Oxley
  Director of Strategic Projects
  Highlands and Islands Enterprise
3. Proposed Contingent Liability (in private)
4. Work programme (in private)

20th Meeting

21 June

1. Post-legislative scrutiny of the Financial Memorandum for the Children and Young People (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Sarah Watters
  Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
• Matthew Sweeney
  Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
• David Robertson
  Chief Financial Officer
  Scottish Borders Council
and then from:
• Jonathan Broadbery
  Director of Policy and External Communications
  National Day Nurseries Association
• Graeme McAlister
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Childminding Association
• Jane Brumpton
  Chief Executive
  Early Years Scotland
2. Work programme (in private)

19th Meeting

14 June

1. Work programme (in private)

18th Meeting

07 June

1. Scotland's Economic and Fiscal Forecasts - May 2022, Resource Spending Review and Medium-Term Financial Strategy
Show witnesses
• Dame Susan Rice DBE
  Chair
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
• Professor Francis Breedon
  Commissioner
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
• Professor David Ulph
  Commissioner
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
• John Ireland
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
and then from:
• Kate Forbes
  Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy
  Scottish Government
• Andrew Watson
  Director for Budget and Public Spending
  Scottish Government
• Gary Gillespie
  Chief Economist
  Scottish Government
• Andrew Scott
  Director of Tax and Revenues
  Scottish Government
2. Work programme (in private)
3. Annual report (in private)

17th Meeting

31 May

1. National Performance Framework: ambitions into action
Show witnesses
• John Swinney
  Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for COVID Recovery
  Scottish Government
• Barry Stalker
  Head of National Performance Framework Unit
  Scottish Government
• Caroline Dodds
  Team Leader, National Performance Framework Unit
  Scottish Government
2. Skills Development Scotland: trends behind the income tax forecasts
Show witnesses
• Chris Brodie
  Director of Regional Skills Planning and Sector Development
  Skills Development Scotland
• Andrea Glass
  Head of Regions and Enabling Sectors
  Skills Development Scotland
3. Work programme (in private)
4. Annual report (in private)

16th Meeting

24 May

1. National Performance Framework: ambitions into action
Show witnesses
• Mirren Kelly
  Chief Officer, Local Government Finance
  COSLA
• Tim Kendrick
  Community Manager (Development)
  Fife Council
and then from:
• Amy Woodhouse
  Head of Policy, Projects and Participation
  Children In Scotland
• Keith Robson
  Senior Public Affairs Manager
  Open University in Scotland
• Jamie Livingstone
  Head
  Oxfam Scotland
• Vicki Bibby
  Director of Strategic Planning and Performance
  Public Health Scotland
• Neil Ferguson
  Head of Corporate Functions
  Revenue Scotland
• Elle Adams
  Programme Manager
  Scotland CAN B
• Paul Bradley
  Policy and Public Affairs Manager
  Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

15th Meeting

17 May

1. National Performance Framework: ambitions into action
Show witnesses
• Dr Ian Elliott
  Senior Lecturer in Public Leadership and Management
  Northumbria University and Honorary Chair, UK Joint University Council
• Dr Max French
  Lecturer in Systems Leadership, Newcastle Business School
  Northumbria University
• Jennifer Wallace
  Director
  Carnegie UK
2. SPCB Budget: Scottish Parliament's website
Show witnesses
• Jackson Carlaw
  Member
  Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
• Michelle Hegarty
  Deputy Chief Executive
  Scottish Parliament
• Alan Balharrie
  Group Head of Digital Services
  Scottish Parliament
• Susan Duffy
  Group Head of Engagement and Communications
  Scottish Parliament
3. Work programme (in private)

14th Meeting

03 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Appointments to the Scottish Fiscal Commission
Show witnesses
• Professor Graeme Roy
• Dr Domenico Lombardi
3. Public administration in the Scottish Government
Show witnesses
• John-Paul Marks
  Permanent Secretary
  Scottish Government
• Lesley Fraser
  Director-General Corporate
  Scottish Government
• Paul Johnston
  Director-General Communities
  Scottish Government
• Jackie McAllister
  Chief Financial Officer
  Scottish Government
4. Appointments to the Scottish Fiscal Commission
5. Work programme (in private)

13th Meeting

26 April

1. Scottish Government's continuous improvement programme
Show witnesses
• John Swinney
  Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for COVID Recovery
  Scottish Government
• Lesley Fraser
  Director-General Corporate
  Scottish Government
• Ian Mitchell
  Interim Director, Propriety and Ethics
  Scottish Government
2. Skills Development Scotland: trends behind the income tax forecasts
Show witnesses
• Chris Brodie
  Director of Regional Skills Planning and Sector Development
  Skills Development Scotland
• Andrea Glass
  Head of Regions and Enabling Sectors
  Skills Development Scotland
3. Work programme (in private)

12th Meeting

29 March

1. National Performance Framework: Ambitions into Action
Show witnesses
• Jennifer Henderson
  Keeper and Chief Executive of the Registers of Scotland
  Scottish Leaders Forum Accountability and Incentives Action Group Participants
• Anna Fowlie
  Chief Executive, Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations
  Scottish Leaders Forum Accountability and Incentives Action Group Participants
2. Work programme (in private)

11th Meeting

22 March

1. Scottish Government's Framework for Tax 2021
Show witnesses
• Tom Arthur
  Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth
  Scottish Government
• Alex Doig
  Deputy Director of Tax
  Scottish Government
2. Resource Spending Review Framework (in private)

10th Meeting

15 March

1. Environmental fiscal measures for Scotland
Show witnesses
• Callum Blackburn
  Independent Consultant
2. Work programme (in private)

9th Meeting

08 March

1. Resource Spending Review Framework
Show witnesses
• Emma Congreve
  Knowledge Exchange Fellow
  Fraser of Allander Institute
• Professor David Heald
  Professor of Public Sector Accounting, Adam Smith Business School
  University of Glasgow
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Tom Arthur
  Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth
  Scottish Government
• Scott Mackay
  Head of Fiscal Management and Strategy
  Scottish Government
• Niall Caldwell
  Corporate Treasurer
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Tom Arthur
  Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth
  Scottish Government
• Robert Souter
  Senior Tax Policy Adviser
  Scottish Government
5. Subordinate legislation
6. Work programme (in private)

8th Meeting

01 March

1. Resource Spending Review Framework
Show witnesses
• Mirren Kelly
  Chief Officer, Local Government Finance
  COSLA
• Eileen Rowand
  Executive Director, Finance and Corporate Services, Fife Council
  CIPFA Directors of Finance
and then from:
• Paul Bradley
  Policy and Public Affairs Manager
  Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations
• David Melhuish
  Director
  Scottish Property Federation
• Alastair Sim
  Director
  Universities Scotland

7th Meeting

24 February

1. Replacing EU structural funds in Scotland
Show witnesses
• Rt Hon. Michael Gove MP
  Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
  UK Government

6th Meeting

22 February

1. Work programme (in private)

5th Meeting

08 February

1. Work programme (in private)

4th Meeting

01 February

1. Budget Scrutiny 2022-23
Show witnesses
• Kate Forbes
  Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy
  Scottish Government
• Douglas McLaren
  Deputy Director, Budget, Pay and Pensions
  Scottish Government
• Ian Storrie
  Head of Local Government Finance
  Scottish Government
2. Budget (Scotland) Bill

3rd Meeting

25 January

1. Implementation plan progress and updated complaints procedure
Show witnesses
• John Swinney
  Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for COVID Recovery
  Scottish Government
• Lesley Fraser
  Director-General Corporate
  Scottish Government
• Ian Mitchell
  Deputy Director, Propriety and Ethics
  Scottish Government
2. Work programme (in private)

2nd Meeting

18 January

1. Budget Scrutiny 2022-23 (in private)

1st Meeting

11 January

1. Scottish Fiscal Framework: Independent Report
Show witnesses
• Professor David Bell
  Professor of Economics
  University of Stirling
• David Eiser
  Senior Knowledge Exchange Fellow
  Fraser of Allander Institute
• David Phillips
  Associate Director
  Institute for Fiscal Studies
and then from:
• Dr Ed Poole
  Senior Lecturer, Wales Governance Centre
  Cardiff University
• Guto Ifan
  Research Associate, Wales Governance Centre
  Cardiff University
2. Work programme (in private)

This is all meetings of Finance and Public Administration Committee held in 2021. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.

15th Meeting

21 December

1. Budget Scrutiny 2022-23
Show witnesses
• Jackson Carlaw
  Member
  Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
• David McGill
  Clerk/Chief Executive
  Scottish Parliament
• Michelle Hegarty
  Deputy Chief Executive
  Scottish Parliament
• Sara Glass
  Group Head of Financial Governance
  Scottish Parliament
and then from:
• Kate Forbes
  Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy
  Scottish Government
• Lucy O'Carroll
  Director of Tax and Fiscal Sustainability
  Scottish Government
• Douglas McLaren
  Deputy Director, Budget, Pay and Pensions
  Scottish Government
• Ian Storrie
  Head of Local Government Finance
  Scottish Government

14th Meeting

14 December

1. Budget Scrutiny 2022-23
Show witnesses
• Dame Susan Rice DBE
  Chair
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
• Professor Alasdair Smith
  Commissioner
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
• Professor Francis Breedon
  Commissioner
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
• John Ireland
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
and then from:
• David Eiser
  Senior Knowledge Exchange Fellow
  Fraser of Allander Institute
• Professor Graeme Roy
  Dean of External Engagement and Professor of Economics, College of Social Sciences
  University of Glasgow

13th Meeting

07 December

1. Budget Scrutiny 2022-23
Show witnesses
• Richard Hughes
  Director
  Office for Budget Responsibility
• Professor Sir Charlie Bean
  Budget Responsibility Committee Member
  Office for Budget Responsibility
• Andy King
  Budget Responsibility Committee Member
  Office for Budget Responsibility
and then from:
• Carl Emmerson
  Deputy Director
  Institute for Fiscal Studies
2. Work programme (in private)

12th Meeting

30 November

1. Public service reform and the Christie Commission
Show witnesses
• John Swinney
  Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for COVID Recovery
  Scottish Government
• Laura Turney
  Head of Public Service Reform Unit
  Scottish Government
• David Milne
  Public Service Reform Team Leader
  Scottish Government
2. Work programme (in private)

11th Meeting

16 November

1. Work programme (in private)

10th Meeting

09 November

1. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Tom Arthur
  Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth
  Scottish Government
• Niall Caldwell
  Corporate Treasurer
  Scottish Government
• Scott Mackay
  Head of Finance Co-ordination
  Scottish Government
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Public service reform and the Christie Commission
Show witnesses
• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Professor James Mitchell
  Professor of Public Policy
  University of Edinburgh
• Professor Graeme Roy
  Dean of External Engagement and Professor of Economics, College of Social Sciences
  University of Glasgow

9th Meeting

02 November

1. Pre-budget scrutiny: Scotland's public finances in 2022-23 and the impact of COVID-19 (in private)

8th Meeting

26 October

1. Work programme (in private)

7th Meeting

05 October

1. Pre-budget scrutiny: Scotland's public finances in 2022-23 and the impact of COVID-19
Show witnesses
• Kate Forbes
  Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy
  Scottish Government
• Douglas McLaren
  Deputy Director, Budget, Pay and Pensions
  Scottish Government
• Claire McManus
  Fiscal Framework Team Leader
  Scottish Government
2. Work programme (in private)

6th Meeting

28 September

1. Tracking the impact of COVID-19 on Scotland's public finances
Show witnesses
• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Mark Taylor
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
2. Work programme (in private)

5th Meeting

21 September

1. Declaration of interests
2. National performance framework
Show witnesses
• John Swinney
  Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for COVID Recovery
  Scottish Government
• Barry Stalker
  Head of National Performance Framework Unit
  Scottish Government
• Tim Ellis
  Deputy Director for Performance and Outcomes Division
  Scottish Government

4th Meeting

14 September

1. Declaration of interests
2. Pre-budget scrutiny: Scotland's public finances in 2022-23 and the impact of COVID-19
Show witnesses
• Councillor Gail Macgregor
  Resources Spokesperson
  COSLA
• Alan Russell
  Chair
  CIPFA Directors of Finance Section
• Linda Somerville
  Deputy General Secretary for Policy, Equality and Political Liaison
  Scottish Trades Union Congress
and then from:
• David Eiser
  Senior Knowledge Exchange Fellow
  Fraser of Allander Institute
• Susan Murray
  Director
  David Hume Institute
• Ray Perman
  Fellow
  Royal Society of Edinburgh

3rd Meeting

07 September

1. Pre-budget scrutiny: Scotland's public finances in 2022-23 and the impact of COVID-19
Show witnesses
• Polly Tolley
  Director of Impact
  Citizens Advice Scotland
• Laura Mahon
  Deputy Chief Executive
  Alcohol Focus Scotland
• Adam Stachura
  Head of Policy and Communications
  Age Scotland
• John Dickie
  Director
  Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland
and then from:
• Kevin Robertson
  Chair
  Scottish Property Federation
• Joanne Walker
  Technical Officer
  Chartered Institute of Taxation and its Low Incomes Tax Reform Group
2. Scottish Government and Scottish Parliament working group to improve budget information on climate change
3. Work programme (in private)

2nd Meeting

31 August

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scottish Fiscal Commission: Scotland's Economic and Fiscal Forecasts - August 2021
Show witnesses
• Dame Susan Rice DBE
  Chair
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
• Professor Alasdair Smith
  Commissioner
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
• Professor Francis Breedon
  Commissioner
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
• John Ireland
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
3. Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy
Show witnesses
• Kate Forbes
  Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy
  Scottish Government
• Douglas McLaren
  Deputy Director, Budget, Pay & Pensions
  Scottish Government
4. Work programme

1st Meeting

22 June