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The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con Committee
13 Sep 2016
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the fourth meeting in 2016 of the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee. I start by reminding everyone to turn off electrical devices so that they do not interfere with proceedings. The first item on the agenda is a decision on whether t...
The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con Committee
20 Sep 2016
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the fifth meeting in 2016 of the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee. I ask everyone to turn off or turn to silent any electrical devices that might interfere with the committee’s work. The first agenda item is a decision on whether to...
The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con Committee
04 Oct 2016
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the seventh meeting of the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee. I ask everyone to turn off electrical devices if their sound might interfere with the working of the broadcasting system. Today, we are looking at fair work, and we have a ...
The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con Committee
06 Dec 2016
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning, everyone. Welcome to the 14th meeting of the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee. I ask everyone to turn off or otherwise turn to silent all electrical devices that might interfere with the sound system. Agenda item 1 is a decision on whether to take item 3 in...
The Convener Con Committee
07 Feb 2017
Decision on Taking Business in Private
I have received apologies from Dean Lockhart and Gordon MacDonald. I ask everyone to turn off or switch to silent any electrical devices that might interfere with the work of the committee.
The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con Committee
07 Mar 2017
Gender Pay Gap
Good morning and welcome to the eighth meeting in 2017 of the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee. I remind everyone to turn off or turn to silent electrical devices that might interfere with the sound systems. We welcome three witnesses: Anna Ritchie Allan, project manager...
The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con Committee
14 Mar 2017
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning and welcome to the ninth meeting in 2017 of the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee. I particularly welcome our guests to today’s meeting. I remind everyone, including those in the public gallery, to turn electrical devices off or to silent so that they do not ...
The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con Committee
21 Mar 2017
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning, and welcome to the 10th meeting in 2017 of the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee. I ask everyone to turn their electrical devices to silent or turn them off if they are likely to interfere with the sound system. The first item of business is a decision on wh...
The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con Committee
18 Apr 2017
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the 12th meeting in 2017 of the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee. I remind everyone present to turn off any electrical devices that might interfere with the sound system. Agenda item 1 is a decision on whether to take items 3 and 4 ...
The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con Committee
25 Apr 2017
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning and welcome to the 13th meeting in 2017 of the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee. I have received apologies from Gordon MacDonald and Andy Wightman. I ask everyone present to turn their electrical devices to silent, or to turn off any that might interfere with...
The Convener Con Committee
23 May 2017
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Thank you. I ask everyone to turn off their electrical devices or switch them to silent as they will interfere with the sound system. There is no need for our witnesses to press any buttons—the microphones will be operated by the sound engineer. I have received apologies from...
The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con Committee
30 May 2017
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning and welcome to the 17th meeting of the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee in 2017. I ask everyone to turn off their electrical devices or switch them to silent, as they will interfere with the sound system. I have received apologies from committee member Gil Pa...
The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con Committee
13 Jun 2017
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning and welcome to the 19th meeting in 2017 of the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee. I have received apologies from committee member Gil Paterson. I remind everyone to turn off or switch to silent any electrical devices that might interfere with the sound system....
The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con Committee
12 Sep 2017
Interests
Good morning and welcome to the 22nd meeting in 2017 of the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee. I remind everyone to turn their electrical devices either to silent or off. I have received apologies from committee member Gordon MacDonald. We move to agenda item 1. I invite ...
The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con Committee
26 Sep 2017
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning and welcome to the 24th meeting in 2017 of the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee. I ask everyone to turn any electrical devices to silent so that they do not interfere with the proceedings. Apologies have been received from committee members Richard Leonard an...
The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con Committee
03 Oct 2017
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning and welcome to the 25th meeting of the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee in 2017. I ask everyone to turn off their electrical devices or switch them to silent so that they do not interfere with the sound system. There is no need for witnesses to press any butt...
The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con Committee
24 Oct 2017
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning and welcome to the 26th meeting in 2017 of the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee. I ask everyone present to turn off or switch to silent their electrical devices, as they may interfere with proceedings. I have received apologies for this morning’s meeting from...
The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con Committee
31 Oct 2017
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning and welcome to the 27th meeting in 2017 of the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee. I remind everyone to turn all electrical devices to silent. We have received apologies from Jackie Baillie, Gordon MacDonald and Gil Paterson. Agenda item 1 is a decision by the...
The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con Committee
07 Nov 2017
Interests
Good morning and welcome to the 28th meeting in 2017 of the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee. I ask everyone present to turn their electrical devices to silent so as not to interfere with proceedings. I have received apologies from Gil Paterson. I also welcome to the mee...
The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con Committee
14 Nov 2017
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning and welcome to the 29th meeting in 2017 of the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee. I ask everyone to turn off any electrical devices that might interfere with proceedings. We have received apologies from Gil Paterson and Gordon MacDonald. Alex Neil, who is runn...
The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con Committee
21 Nov 2017
Interests
Welcome to the 30th meeting in 2017 of the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee. This morning I have received apologies from Richard Leonard and Alex Neil; we have also received apologies from Gordon MacDonald. I remind everyone to turn off electrical devices that might inter...
The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con Committee
19 Dec 2017
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning and welcome to the 33rd meeting in 2017 of the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee. I remind everyone in the public gallery to turn off any electrical devices that may make a noise or interfere with proceedings. We have received apologies from committee members...
The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con Committee
30 Jan 2018
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning and welcome to the fourth meeting in 2018 of the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee. I remind everyone to turn off any electrical devices that might interfere with proceedings. We have received apologies from committee member Gordon MacDonald; I think that Alex...
The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con Committee
27 Feb 2018
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning, and welcome to the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee’s seventh meeting in 2018. I ask everyone, especially those in the public gallery, to check that all electrical devices are on silent so that they do not interfere with the proceedings. Agenda item 1 is a ...
The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con Committee
06 Mar 2018
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee’s eighth meeting in 2018. I remind everybody to turn electrical devices to silent so that they do not interfere with the proceedings or the committee’s work. We have received apologies from commit...
The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con Committee
13 Mar 2018
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning and welcome to the ninth meeting in 2018 of the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee. I remind everyone in the public gallery to turn off any electrical devices that can interfere with the sound system. We have received apologies from committee member Jackie Bail...
The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con Committee
27 Mar 2018
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning and welcome to the 11th meeting in 2018 of the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee. I remind everyone in the gallery to turn all electrical devices to silent so that they do not interfere with the meeting. We have received apologies from committee members Jackie...
The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con Committee
17 Apr 2018
Interests
Good morning, and welcome to the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee’s 12th meeting in 2018. I remind everyone in the public gallery to switch any electrical devices to silent so as not to interfere with proceedings. We have apologies from committee members Kezia Dugdale, Ja...
The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con Committee
24 Apr 2018
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning, and welcome to the 14th meeting in 2018 of the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee. I ask everyone in the gallery to turn off electrical devices so that they do not interfere with proceedings. I have received apologies from Fulton MacGregor, who is a member of ...
The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con Committee
08 May 2018
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning and welcome to the 16th meeting in 2018 of the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee. I ask everyone in the public gallery to turn off or switch to silent all electrical devices. We have received apologies from committee member Dean Lockhart. Agenda item 1 is a d...
The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con Committee
15 May 2018
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning and welcome to the 17th meeting in 2018 of the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee. I remind everyone present to turn off electrical devices so that they do not interfere with the committee’s work. Agenda item 1 is a decision by the committee on whether to take...
The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con Committee
05 Jun 2018
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning and welcome to the 20th meeting in 2018 of the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee. I ask everyone to turn off electrical devices or turn them to silent. Item 1 is a decision on whether to take items 3, 4 and 5 in private. Do members agree to take those items i...
The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con Committee
12 Jun 2018
Interests
Good morning and welcome to the 21st meeting in 2018 of the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee. I ask everyone present to turn electrical devices to silent. We have received apologies from committee members Gordon MacDonald and Gillian Martin. I start by asking Willie Coffe...
The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con Committee
11 Sep 2018
Interests
Good morning and welcome to the 24th meeting in 2018 of what is now the Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee. I remind everyone to turn electrical devices off or to silent, please. I welcome our new committee member, Angela Constance, and ask her to declare any relevant in...
The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con Committee
02 Oct 2018
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning and welcome to the 27th meeting in 2018 of the Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee. I ask everyone present, including the people in the gallery, to turn off any electrical devices that might interfere with proceedings. Agenda item 1 is to make a decision on w...
The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con Committee
23 Oct 2018
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning and welcome to the 28th meeting in 2018 of the Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee. I ask everyone to switch any electrical devices to silent. The first item on the agenda is a decision on whether to take items 4, 5, 6 and 7 in private. Do members agree to t...
The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con Committee
06 Nov 2018
Interests
Good morning and welcome to the 30th meeting in 2018 of the Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee. I ask everyone to turn off electrical devices or switch them to silent as they might interfere with the sound system. We have received apologies from committee member Angela Co...
The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con Committee
13 Nov 2018
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning and welcome to the 31st meeting in 2018 of the Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee. I ask everyone to switch electrical devices off or to silent so that they do not interfere with proceedings. The first item on the agenda is a decision to take items 4 and 5 i...
The Convener Con Committee
27 Nov 2018
Decision on Taking Business in Private
We have apologies from Colin Beattie, Dean Lockhart and Andy Wightman. We have Willie Coffey and Tom Mason here as substitutes. I ask everyone in the public gallery to turn electrical devices to silent.
The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con Committee
11 Dec 2018
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning and welcome to the 34th meeting in 2018 of the Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee. I ask everyone to turn electrical devices off or to silent mode in case they interfere with the sound system. We have apologies from Dean Lockhart. Agenda item 1 is a decisio...
The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con Committee
29 Jan 2019
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning and welcome to the fourth meeting in 2019 of the Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee. I ask all those in the gallery to turn off their electrical devices or anything else that might interfere with the broadcasting system. Agenda item 1 is a decision on whethe...
The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con Committee
19 Mar 2019
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning and welcome to the 10th meeting in 2019 of the Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee. I ask everyone to turn their electrical devices to silent. We have received apologies from Gordon MacDonald, and Willie Coffey is here in his stead. Dean Lockhart has also sent...
The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con Committee
07 May 2019
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning and welcome to the 15th meeting in 2019 of the Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee. I ask everyone present to turn their electrical devices to silent to ensure that they do not interfere with proceedings. Agenda item 1 is a decision on taking business in priv...
The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con Committee
03 Sep 2019
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Welcome to the 23rd meeting in 2019 of the Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee. I ask everyone in the gallery to turn off electrical devices, so that they do not interfere with proceedings. Agenda item 1 is a decision on whether to take in private item 4. Do we agree to t...
The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con Committee
17 Sep 2019
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning and welcome to the 25th meeting in 2019 of the Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee. I ask everyone to turn electrical devices to silent. Agenda item 1 is a decision on whether to take items 5 and 6 in private. Does the committee agree to do so? Members indic...
The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con Committee
01 Oct 2019
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning, and welcome to the Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee’s 27th meeting in 2019. I ask everyone in the public gallery to turn off any electrical devices that might interfere with committee proceedings. We have received an apology for today’s meeting from commit...
The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con Committee
19 Nov 2019
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning, and welcome to the 32nd meeting in 2019 of the Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee. I ask everyone in the public gallery to turn off any electrical devices or to set them to silent. Agenda item 1 is a decision on whether to take an item in private. Do member...
The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con Committee
10 Dec 2019
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning and welcome to the 35th meeting in 2019 of the Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee. I ask everyone in the public gallery to ensure that any electrical devices are turned off or turned to silent. We have apologies from committee members Jackie Baillie and Dean ...
The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con Committee
22 Nov 2016
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning and welcome to the 12th meeting of the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee. I have apologies from Gil Paterson. I ask everyone to turn off electronic devices that may interfere with the system, and turn any devices to silent. Agenda item 1 is a decision on whet...
The Convener Con Committee
08 Oct 2019
Energy Statement
Thank you very much, everyone. I am an MSP for Lothian and the convener of the committee. I will start with a question to Professor Bell and Professor Webb. Do we need a new target for non-electrical heat demand, or are the more recent climate change plan targets now sufficie...
The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con Committee
21 Jan 2020
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning, and welcome to the Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee’s second meeting in 2020. I ask those in the gallery to turn any electrical device to silent. Agenda item 1 is a decision for the committee on whether to take items 3 and 4 in private. Do members agree t...
The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con Committee
27 Sep 2016
Decision on Taking Business in Private
I welcome everyone to the sixth meeting of the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee. We have apologies from Jackie Baillie, who is a member of the committee. I ask everyone to turn off any electronic devices that may interfere with the smooth running of proceedings. The fir...
The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con Committee
01 Nov 2016
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning everyone, and welcome to the ninth meeting of the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee. I welcome our guests: Linda Hanna, managing director of strategy and sectors, Scottish Enterprise; Charlotte Wright, interim chief executive, Highlands and Islands Enterprise;...
The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con Committee
08 Nov 2016
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning everyone, and welcome to the 10th meeting of the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee. I ask everyone to turn off electronic devices or switch them to silent so as not to interfere with proceedings. Agenda item 1 is a decision on taking in private items 3 and 4....
The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con Committee
15 Nov 2016
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the 11th meeting in session 5 of the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee. I have apologies from Jackie Baillie and from Dean Lockhart, who is slightly delayed—I think that he will join us shortly. I remind everyone to turn off all elect...
The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con Committee
29 Nov 2016
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning and welcome to the 13th meeting of the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee. I remind everyone to turn devices either to silent or off, so that they do not interfere with the workings of the committee. Agenda item 1 is a decision on whether to take in private it...
The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con Committee
13 Dec 2016
Decisions on Taking Business in Private
Good morning and welcome to the 15th meeting of the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee. I welcome to the meeting Di Alexander, who is the chair of the Scottish rural fuel poverty task force; Elizabeth Leighton, who is policy adviser and secretariat for the existing homes al...
The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con Committee
31 Jan 2017
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning and welcome to the fourth meeting of the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee in 2017. I remind all present to turn their electronic devices to silent or switch them off if they are liable to interfere with the sound system. I welcome our witnesses, who we will i...
The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con Committee
28 Mar 2017
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning, and welcome to the 11th meeting in 2017 of the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee. I remind everyone to turn off, or turn to silent, electronic devices that may otherwise interfere with the sound system. I have received apologies from Gil Paterson. Under age...
The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con Committee
02 May 2017
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning and welcome to the 14th meeting in 2017 of the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee. I remind everyone to turn their electronic devices to silent or to turn them off if they are likely to interfere with the sound system. I have apologies from Jackie Baillie. Age...
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Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee 13 September 2016

13 Sep 2016 · S5 · Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee
Item of business
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Lindhurst, Gordon Con Lothian Watch on SPTV
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the fourth meeting in 2016 of the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee. I start by reminding everyone to turn off electrical devices so that they do not interfere with proceedings. The first item on the agenda is a decision on whether to take business in private. Do members agree to take item 4 in private? Members indicated agreement.

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The Convener (Gordon Lindhurst) Con
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the fourth meeting in 2016 of the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee. I start by reminding everyone to turn off ele...