Minutes: 07 March 2024

Thursday, 07 March 2024

8th Meeting, 2024

Start time: 09:19am

End time: 11:39am

Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room

Published: Thursday, 02 May 2024

Committee Member attendees:

Minutes

1. Work programme (In Private):

The Committee agreed its future work programme. The Committee also considered correspondence from the Permanent Secretary to the Scottish Government and agreed to respond in writing.

2. Decision on taking business in private:

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

3. Investing in Scotland's infrastructure:

The Committee took evidence from—

Alyson Stafford, Director-General Scottish Exchequer, Morag Angus, Chief Surveyor, Dr Alison Cumming, Director of Budget and Public Spending and Alan Morrison, Deputy Director Health Infrastructure, Investment and PPE , Scottish Government ;

Alison Irvine, Interim Chief Executive, Transport Scotland;

Peter Reekie, Chief Executive, Scottish Futures Trust.

4. Investing in Scotland's infrastructure (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda item 3 took further evidence from—

Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;

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

5. Investing in Scotland's infrastructure (In Private):

The Committee agreed to consider its next steps at a future meeting.