Minutes: 06 June 2024

1. Decision on taking business in private:

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

2. Preparing for expiring Private Financial Initiative contracts:

The Committee took evidence from—

Neil Rennick, Director-General Education and Justice, Scottish Government;

Peter Reekie, Chief Executive and Kerry Alexander, Director of Infrastructure, Finance and Programmes, Scottish Futures Trust;

Teresa Medhurst, Chief Executive, Lorraine Roughan, Project Executive HMP Kilmarnock and Adam Jobson, Director for Organisational Development, Scottish Prison Service.

3. Preparing for expiring Private Finance Initiative contracts (In Private):

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

Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;

Dharshi Santhakumaran, Senior Manager and Ashleigh Madjitey, Audit Manager, Audit Scotland.

4. Preparing for expiring Public Finance Initiative contracts (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda items 2 and 3 and agreed to raise issues from the meeting with the Director-General Health and Social Care, Scottish Government at a future meeting.

5. Work programme (In Private):

In relation to New vessels for the Clyde and Hebrides, the Committee considered correspondence from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic and agreed to respond in writing. The Committee also agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and the Auditor General for Scotland.

The Committee agreed to meet in private on Thursday, 13 June 2024.