Minutes: 26 February 2025

Wednesday, 26 February 2025

7th Meeting, 2025

Start time: 09:31am

End time: 12:41pm

Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room

Published: Thursday, 27 February 2025

Minutes

1. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take item 4 in private.

2. New Deal for Business:

The Committee took take evidence from—

Nathalie Agnew, Managing Director, Muckle Media Ltd;

Claire Mack, Chief Executive, Scottish Renewables;

Tony Rodgers, Chief Executive, Emtelle UK Limited;

Jane Wood, Chief Executive, Homes for Scotland;

and then from—

Luke McGarty, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, Scottish Grocers' Federation;

Karen Meechan, Chief Executive Officer, ScotlandIS;

Paul Mitchell, Operations Director, Scottish Building Federation;

Leon Thompson, Executive Director, UKHospitality Scotland.

3. New Deal for Business (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

4. Correspondence (In Private):

The Committee agreed to defer consideration of the correspondence from Consumer Scotland on its draft Work Programme 2025-2026 to its next meeting.