Minutes: 27 April 2023

1. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take agenda items 3, 4 and 5 in private.

2. The 2021/22 audit of Ferguson Marine Port Glasgow (Holdings) Limited:

The Committee took evidence on the section 22 report from—

Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;

Mark Taylor, Audit Director, Audit Scotland;

Joanne Brown, Partner, Grant Thornton UK LLP.

3. The 2021/22 audit of Ferguson Marine Port Glasgow (Holdings) Limited (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda item 2 and took further evidence from—

Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;

Mark Taylor, Audit Director, Audit Scotland;

Joanne Brown, Partner, Grant Thornton UK LLP.

4. The 2021/22 audit of Ferguson Marine Port Glasgow (Holdings) Limited (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda items 2 and 3 and agreed to invite Ferguson Marine Port Glasgow (Holdings) Limited and the Scottish Government to give oral evidence at a future meeting. The Committee also agreed to write to the Scottish Government.

5. Work programme (In Private):

The Committee considered its work programme and agreed to close its scrutiny of the 2021/22 audit of the Crofting Commission.

The Committee also agreed to make a request to the Parliamentary Bureau to hold a Parliamentary debate on its report, New vessels for the Clyde and Hebrides: Arrangements to deliver vessels 801 and 802.