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.

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)

24th Meeting

10 October

1. Economy and Fair Work 2025/26
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• Sir David Natzler KCB
  KCB Clerk of the House of Commons 2015-2019, Clerk of Committees 2008-09 and Clerk to the House of Commons Reform Committee (the Wright Committee)
• Angie Palmer
  CEO
2. Economy and Fair Work 2025/26 (in private)

18th Meeting

02 October

1. Care Reform (Scotland) Bill: Financial Summary
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• Amanda Olson
  CEO
  Social Work Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Crawford
  Social Work Scotland
2. Cost-effectiveness of Scottish public inquiries
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• The Right Hon The Lord Bracadale QC
  chair of the Independent Review of hate Crime Legislation in Scotland
• Brayden Hale
  Researcher
  MacMillan Cancer Support
• Dr Robert Adam
  Associate Professor in Languages and Intercultural Studies
  Heriot-Watt University
and then from:
• Sir David Natzler KCB
  KCB Clerk of the House of Commons 2015-2019, Clerk of Committees 2008-09 and Clerk to the House of Commons Reform Committee (the Wright Committee)
• Lord Alison Ryan
  Grant Officer
  Law Society of Scotland
• Chief Constable Armando Chavez
  Public Works Manager
  Law Society of Scotland

32nd Meeting

24 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2026-27: Responding to long-term fiscal pressures
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• Professor David Battleford
  Pilot
  COSLA
3. Judicial Factors (Scotland) Bill
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• Professor Art Bradley
  Chemical Engineer
  Prison Officers Association (Scotland) 2
• Aoife Deery
  Senior Social Justice Policy Officer
  Citizens Advice Scotland

20th Meeting

20 August

1. Scottish Fiscal Commission's economic and fiscal forecasts - May 2025
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• Professor Graeme Roy
  Chair
  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
  Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
• David Kennedy
  General Secretary
  Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
and then from:
• Stephen McGowan
  Deputy Crown Agent
  Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
• David Kennedy
  General Secretary
  Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
3. Work programme (in private)

98th Meeting

15 August

1st Meeting

24 July

1. Affordable Housing in Scotland
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• Rt Hon. Michael Gove
  Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations and Minister for Housing and Planning and Minister for Brexit Opportunities and Minister for Improving Public Transport and Minister for Education and Opportunities and Young People and Minister
  UK Government
• Chief Constable Tony Rose
  Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations and Minister for Housing and Planning and Minister for Brexit Opportunities and Minister for Improving Public Transport and Minister for Education and Opportunities and Young People and Minister
  Environmental Standards Scotland
2. Work programme

21st Meeting

14 July

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

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.

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
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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)

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
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• 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)

27th Meeting

01 November

1. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill - Financial Memorandum
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• 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)
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• 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
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• 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)

30th Meeting

08 July

1. Good Food Nation (Scotland) Bill
2. Miners’ Strike (Pardons) (Scotland) Bill
3. Legacy paper
4. Scottish Local Government Elections (Candidacy Rights of Foreign Nationals) Bill
Show witnesses
• Chief Constable Aaron Crawford
  Social Work Scotland
• Aaron B Jennings
  Medical Officer
5. Work programme (in private)

28th Meeting

30 June

1. Good Food Nation (Scotland) Bill
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• Test A Anderson
  Director
  Scottish Government
• Test B Anderson
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Government
• Test C Anderson
  Chief Financial Officer
  Scottish Government
• Test D Anderson
  Director of Resourcing
  Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership and Chair, Rights Advice Scotland
2. Public petitions

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)

9th Meeting

23 June

1. Public petitions
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Extradition Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

20th Meeting

21 June

1. Post-legislative scrutiny of the Financial Memorandum for the Children and Young People (Scotland) Bill
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• 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
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• 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)

12th Meeting

10 May

1. Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Andrea Wheeler
  Scottish Sports Association
• Rt Hon. Michael Gove
  Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations and Minister for Housing and Planning and Minister for Brexit Opportunities and Minister for Improving Public Transport and Minister for Education and Opportunities and Young People and Minister
  UK Government
• Calvin Lambert
  Scottish Sports Association
• Harry Pinter
  Secretary of State for COP 26 and Minister for Rural Affairs and Fishing and Minister for Finances in Scotland and Vice Chair of the Highlands and islands Enterprise Association for COP26
and then from:
• Harry Pinter
  Secretary of State for COP 26 and Minister for Rural Affairs and Fishing and Minister for Finances in Scotland and Vice Chair of the Highlands and islands Enterprise Association for COP26
2. Scottish Local Government Elections (Candidacy Rights of Foreign Nationals) Bill
Show witnesses
• Chief Constable Aaron Georges
  Fundraiser
  Scottish Government
• Aaron Stone
  Manager
  Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
• Rt Hon. Michael Gove
  Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations and Minister for Housing and Planning and Minister for Brexit Opportunities and Minister for Improving Public Transport and Minister for Education and Opportunities and Young People and Minister
  UK Government

5th Meeting

09 May

1. Good Food Nation (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Bob Aitken
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1st Meeting

04 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Aaron Stone
  Manager
  Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Crawford
  Social Work Scotland
3. Work programme (in private)
4. Scottish Local Government Elections - witness expenses (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)

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

6th Meeting

22 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)

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
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• 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
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• 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

71st Meeting

13 December

1. Super-majorities
2. Transvaginal Mesh Removal (Cost Reimbursement) (Scotland) Bill
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• Aaron B Jennings
  Medical Officer
• Aaron Stone
  Manager
  Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Crawford
  Social Work Scotland
3. Subordinate legislation

13th Meeting

07 December

1. Budget Scrutiny 2022-23
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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