Finance and Public Administration Committee
Minutes: 25 April 2023
Tuesday, 25 April 2023
11th Meeting, 2023
Start time: 09:30am
Location: TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room
Published: Tuesday, 25 April 2023
Minutes
1. Declaration of interests:
Jamie Halcro Johnston declared interests as a partner in a farming business and as the owner of shares in Tetragen and Standard Life.
2. Public administration - effective Scottish Government decision-making:
The Committee took evidence from—
Alex Thomas, Programme Director, Institute for Government;
Dr Helen Foster, Ulster University;
and then from—
Paul Sheerin, Chief Executive Officer and Rebecca Rigg, Commercial Director, Scottish Engineering;
Sandy Begbie CBE, Chief Executive Officer, Scottish Financial Enterprise.
3. Work programme (In Private):
The Committee considered and agreed its work programme.