Minutes: 20 September 2023

Wednesday, 20 September 2023

23rd Meeting, 2023

Start time: 09:30am

End time: 12:20pm

Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room

Published: Thursday, 21 September 2023

Minutes

1. Decision on taking business in private:

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

2. Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Bill:

The Committee took evidence from—

Sarah-Jayne Dunn, Policy Manager for Financial Health, Citizens Advice Scotland;

Becca Stacey, Senior Research Officer, Money and Mental Health Policy Institute.

3. Report by the Fraser of Allander Institute on the economic contribution of the Pharmaceuticals Sector in Scotland:

The Committee took evidence from—

George Davidson, Chair of the Access and Value Group, ABPI Scotland;

Sir Michael Ferguson, Regius Professor of Life Sciences , University of Dundee;

Adam McGeoch, Economist Fellow, Fraser of Allander Institute.

4. Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Bill (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier under agenda item 2.

5. Report by the Fraser of Allander Institute on the economic contribution of the Pharmaceuticals Sector in Scotland (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier under agenda item 3 and agreed to write to the Scottish Government.

6. Correspondence (In Private):

The Committee considered correspondence from the Convener of the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee about scrutiny arrangements for the Scottish Government’s next climate change plan and agreed its response.