Economy and Fair Work Committee
The Committee was established in June 2021. It focuses on:
- the Scottish Government’s economic policy and strategy, including a just transition to a net zero economy
- employment, procurement, investment and trade policies
- support for business, industry, tourism and manufacturing
- broadband connectivity and the digital economy
- the Scottish National Investment Bank
Next meeting of the committee
Details of the next meeting are not available yet.
Dates for future meetings
The Economy and Fair Work Committee usually meets weekly on Wednesdays.
Previous meetings of the committee
Work of the Committee
Facal-luirg
Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill
Grangemouth's Industrial Future
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Product Regulation and Metrology Bill (UK Parliament Legislation)
National Strategy for Economic Transformation
New Deal for Business
Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26
Registers of Scotland
Scotland's City and Regional Growth Deals
Skills Delivery
Facal-luirg
Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Bill
Closing the Disability Employment Gap in Scotland
Common Frameworks
Inquiry - Just Transition for the North East and Moray
Inquiry – Just Transition for the Grangemouth area
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Data (Use and Access) Bill (UK Parliament Legislation)
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Employment Rights Bill (UK Parliament Legislation)
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Procurement Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the UK Data Protection and Digital Information Bill
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the UK Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the UK Electronic Trade Documents Bill
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the UK Infrastructure Bank Bill
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the UK Professional Qualifications Bill
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the UK Subsidy Control Bill
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the UK Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill
Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014
Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2023-24
Pre-Budget scrutiny 2024-25
Protected Trust Deeds (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2024
Royal Mail service changes
Scotland's Supply Chain
Subordinate legislation relating to the Tied Pubs (Scotland) Act 2021
Town Centres and Retail
Work Programme Discussions
Correspondence
Correspondence
Economy and Fair Work Committee
City Region and Regional Growth Deals
9 June 2025
Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic, in response to the Committee report on its inquiry into City and Regional Growth Deals, 2 June 2025
Economy and Fair Work Committee
Ferguson Marine - Business Plan & Strategy Update
9 June 2025
Letter from Ferguson Marine, 9 June 2025
Official Reports of meetings
Official Reports of meetings
Meeting date: Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Economy and Fair Work Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1, Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Economy and Fair Work Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Regional Inequalities and Productivity
Meeting date: Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Economy and Fair Work Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Grangemouth’s Industrial Future
Meeting date: Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Economy and Fair Work Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Meeting date: Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Economy and Fair Work Committee
Skills Delivery, Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Economy and Fair Work Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Skills Delivery
Meeting date: Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Economy and Fair Work Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Skills Delivery
Meeting date: Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Economy and Fair Work Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Employment Rights Bill, New Deal for Business
Reports
Committee reports
Annual report of the Economy and Fair Work Committee 2024-25
A report on the work for the Economy and Fair Work Committee for the period 13 May 2024 to 12 May 2025.
Report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Employment Rights Bill
A report on the Economy and Fair Work Committee's scrutiny of the Scottish Government's Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Employment Rights Bill.
Scotland's City and Regional Growth Deals
A report by the Economy and Fair Work Committee on its inquiry into City and Regional Growth Deals.
Facal-luirg
Colin Smyth
Convener
Scottish Labour
Michelle Thomson
Deputy Convener
Scottish National Party
Willie Coffey
Member
Scottish National Party
Murdo Fraser
Member
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Jamie Halcro Johnston
Member
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Daniel Johnson
Member
Scottish Labour
Gordon MacDonald
Member
Scottish National Party
Lorna Slater
Member
Scottish Green Party
Kevin Stewart
Member
Scottish National Party
Full details of committee membership, including substitute and previous members