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S5W-20445 · Written Question · lodged by Scott, Tavish

Lodged on
06 Dec 2018
Heard / answered on
18 Dec 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many Cabinet sub-committees there are; what the membership of each is, and when each last met.

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There are three current Cabinet Sub-Committees: the Cabinet Sub-Committee on Legislation; the Cabinet Sub-Committee on Public Service Reform Delivery; and the Cabinet Sub-Committee on Climate Change. Their memberships and the dates of their last meetings are as follows.
CABINET SUB-COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIONLast meeting: This Sub-Committee considers its business in correspondence.
Membership:Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills (Chair)Cabinet Secretary for Government Business and Constitutional RelationsMinister for Parliamentary Business and VeteransLord Advocate
CABINET SUB-COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM DELIVERYLast meeting: 18 September 2018
Membership:Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills (Chair)Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Local GovernmentCabinet Secretary for Finance, Economy and Fair WorkCabinet Secretary for Health and SportCabinet Secretary for JusticeCabinet Secretary for Social Security and Older PeopleCabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity
CABINET SUB-COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE CHANGELast meeting: 31 October 2017
Membership:Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform (Chair)Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Local GovernmentCabinet Secretary for Finance, Economy and Fair WorkCabinet Secretary for the Rural EconomyCabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and ConnectivityMinister for Energy, Connectivity and the IslandsMinister for Local Government, Housing and Planning

Answered by John Swinney on 18 Dec 2018.