Chamber and committees

Fergus, do you want to say anything about the attachment of conditionality, whether around fair work principles or other employment practices, to any funds?

Thank you. That brings us to the end of the evidence session. I thank the witnesses for their contributions.

As an organisation, do you have a set of metrics already? We heard from the SSE Group last week that it has a just transition plan in place and that it is attempting to measure it. Is that something that Crown Estate Scotland is undertaking?

Thank you. Mark Munro, what is the Scottish National Investment Bank’s understanding of what a just transition is, and is it a shared understanding in the north-east and Moray? A brief answer will do, as other members will ask about this, too.

There are no other questions. I thank the minister for attending this morning, and I will briefly suspend the meeting to allow for a change of witnesses.

We move to agenda item 5, which is the consideration of two Scottish statutory instruments.

The committee is invited to note the Public Procurement (Agreement on Government Procurement) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2023. Are members content to note the instrument?

Members indicated agreement.

As Kevin Stewart said, the UK Government could legislate to make changes to regulations without consulting the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliament. What arrangements are in place between officials with the Scottish Government to ensure that we have knowledge of that if it were to happen? Can the minister give a commitment that he will keep the Scottish Parliament up to date if there are any changes?

There are no other questions from members. That brings us to the end of the evidence session on the LCM. I thank the minister and his officials foewwr attending. I will briefly suspend the meeting to allow for a changeover of witnesses.

I have just one more question before I go to Jordan Jack. Were the members that you surveyed—I think that you said that 42 per cent did not know what a just transition was—in particular businesses or across the board?

Colin, before you move on, do you mind if ask Emma Harrick a question?