Minutes: 01 June 2023

Thursday, 01 June 2023

16th Meeting, 2023

Start time: 09:00am

End time: 11:11am

Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room

Published: Thursday, 01 June 2023

Committee Member attendees:

Apologies received from:

Colin Beattie (Member)

Substitute Member attendees:

Bill Kidd (Substitute Member)

Minutes

1. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take items 3, 4, 5 and 6 in private.

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

The Committee took evidence on the section 22 report from—

David Tydeman, Chief Executive Officer and Andrew Miller, Chair, Ferguson Marine Port Glasgow (Holdings) Limited;

Gregor Irwin, Director-General Economy and Colin Cook, Director for Economic Development , Scottish Government.

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 write to the Scottish Government on issues raised during the meeting. The Committee also considered and noted correspondence from the Director-General Economy, the Auditor General for Scotland and the Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing, Economy, Fair Work and Energy.

5. The Auditor General for Scotland's Work Programme (In Private):

The Committee agreed its response to the Auditor General for Scotland's draft work programme.

6. Work programme (In Private):

The Committee considered and noted correspondence from the Minister for Transport and the Auditor General for Scotland in relation to its report, New vessels for the Clyde and Hebrides: Arrangements to deliver vessels 801 and 802.