Minutes: 01 November 2022

Tuesday, 01 November 2022

27th Meeting, 2022

Start time: 09:16am

End time: 12:03pm

Location: TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room

Published: Tuesday, 01 November 2022

Committee Member attendees:

Also present:

Mairi Spowage, Budget Adviser

Minutes

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

The Committee took evidence from—

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):

The Committee took evidence from—

Michael Matheson, Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport, Jessica Malcolm, Project Leader, and Robert Loomes, Finance Business Partner, Scottish Government.

3. Proposed Contingent Liability (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting and agreed to approve the proposed contingent liability.

4. Scotland's public finances in 2023-24: the impact of the cost of living and public service reform (In Private):

The Committee agreed a draft report and the arrangements for its publication.

5. Work programme (In Private):

The Committee considered and agreed its work programme.