Minutes: 16 January 2025

1. Decision on taking business in private:

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

2. The 2023/24 audit of Ferguson Marine Port Glasgow (Holdings) Limited:

The Committee took evidence from—

Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;

John Boyd, Audit Director and Dharshi Santhakumaran, Senior Manager, Audit Scotland.

3. The 2023/24 audit of Ferguson Marine Port Glasgow (Holdings) Limited (In Private):

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

Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland;

John Boyd, Audit Director and Dharshi Santhakumaran, Senior Manager, Audit Scotland.

4. The 2023/24 audit of Ferguson Marine Port Glasgow (Holdings) Limited (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda items 2 and 3 and agreed to invite Ferguson Marine Port Glasgow (Holdings) Limited and the Scottish Government to give oral evidence at a future meeting.

5. Work programme (In Private):

The Committee considered its work programme and agreed to close scrutiny of Scotland's colleges 2024 report and in doing so, write to the Education, Children and Young People's Committee on key issues raised during the evidence heard.

The Committee also agreed to close scrutiny of Tackling digital exclusion report and in doing so, write to the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee, the Social Justice and Social Security Committee and Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee on key issues raised during the evidence heard.

The Committee considered correspondence on the National Fraud Initiative in Scotland 2024 from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government, Scottish Government and agreed to defer further consideration of its scrutiny until after it has received an update from the Cabinet Secretary.