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Chamber and committees

Finance and Public Administration Committee

The Committee was established in June 2021. It focuses on:

  • Scotland’s public finances
  • public service reform
  • the
  • public administration in government.

Next meeting of the committee

Start time: 9:30am, Tuesday 29 April 2025

Location: TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room

Agenda:

  1. The Scottish budget process in practice
  2. Scottish Fiscal Commission Report on Fiscal Sustainability - April 2025
  3. Subordinate legislation
  4. Subordinate legislation

Future meetings of the committee

The Finance and Public Administration Committee usually meets weekly on Tuesdays. 

Previous meetings of the committee

See all meetings of the committee

Work of the Committee

Current work

Completed work

Correspondence

Correspondence

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Cost-effectiveness of Scottish public inquiries - Letter to Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry of 24 April 2025

24 April 2025

Letter from the Convener to the Chair of the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry of 24 April 2025

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Cost-effectiveness of Scottish public inquiries - Letter of 22 April 2025

22 April 2025

Letter from the Convener to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic of 22 April 2025

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Invitation to Chief Secretary to the Treasury of 4 April 2025

4 April 2025

Letter from the Convener to the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, UK Government of 4 April 2025

Official Reports of meetings

Official Reports of meetings

Meeting date: Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Scottish Budget Process in Practice, Scottish Fiscal Commission

Meeting date: Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill: Financial Memorandum, Subordinate Legislation

Meeting date: Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Budget Scrutiny 2025-26, Budget (Scotland) (No 4) Bill: Stage 2

Meeting date: Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Budget Scrutiny 2025-26, Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Financial Memorandum

Meeting date: Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Budget Scrutiny 2025-26 and Economic and Fiscal Forecasts

Reports

Committee reports

A report on the Finance and Public Administration Committee's consideration of the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (Part 2 Further Extension) Order 2025 [draft]

A report on the Finance and Public Administration Committee's consideration of the Scottish Landfill Tax (Standard Rate and Lower Rate) Order 2025 [draft]

Committee Remit

To consider and report on the following (and any additional matter added under Rule 6.1.5A)—

(a) any report or other document containing proposals for, or budgets of, public revenue or expenditure or proposals for the making of a Scottish rate resolution, taking into account any report or recommendations concerning such documents made by any other committee with power to consider such documents or any part of them;

(b) any report made by a committee setting out proposals concerning public revenue or expenditure;

(c) Budget Bills; and

(d) any other matter relating to or affecting the revenue or expenditure of the Scottish Administration or other monies payable into or expenditure payable out of the Scottish Consolidated Fund.

(e) matters relating to the National Performance Framework within the responsibilities of the Deputy First Minister, public service reform within the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government, and public administration.

Current Members

A photo of Kenneth Gibson MSP

Kenneth Gibson

Convener
Scottish National Party
A photo of Michael Marra MSP

Michael Marra

Deputy Convener
Scottish Labour
A photo of Ross Greer MSP

Ross Greer

Member
Scottish Green Party
A photo of Craig Hoy MSP

Craig Hoy

Member
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
A photo of John Mason MSP

John Mason

Member
Independent
A photo of Liz Smith MSP

Liz Smith

Member
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
A photo of Michelle Thomson MSP

Michelle Thomson

Member
Scottish National Party

Full details of committee membership, including substitute and previous members

Call for views

When a committee launches an inquiry, or starts looking at a bill, they may ask individuals or organisations to submit their views. This is called a ‘call for views’.

Closing date: 12 May 2025

Closing date: 09 May 2025

Get in touch

If you want to get in touch, you can contact Joanne McNaughton, the Clerk for the committee.