Minutes: 19 November 2025

1. Subordinate legislation:

The Committee took evidence on the Public Procurement (Iraq Free Trade Agreement) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 from—

Ivan McKee, Minister for Public Finance, Alasdair Hamilton, Procurement Policy Portfolio Manager and Jess Gray, Solicitor, Scottish Government.

2. Subordinate legislation:

The Minister for Public Finance moved—

S6M-19302—That the Economy and Fair Work Committee recommends that the Public Procurement (Iraq Free Trade Agreement) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 be approved.

The motion was agreed to.

3. Subordinate legislation:

The Committee took evidence on the Cross-Border Public Procurement (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 from—

Ivan McKee, Minister for Public Finance, Alasdair Hamilton, Procurement Policy Portfolio Manager and Jess Gray, Solicitor, Scottish Government.

4. Subordinate legislation:

The Minister for Public Finance moved—

S6M-19428—That the Economy and Fair Work Committee recommends that the Cross-Border Public Procurement (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 be approved. 

The motion was agreed to.

5. The economic potential of artificial intelligence:

The Committee took evidence from—

Kayla-Megan Burns, Board Member, Royal Scottish National Orchestra;

Dex Hunter-Torricke , Strategic Communications Adviser - Technology and AI;

and then from—

Steve Aitken, Founder, Intelligent Plant;

Leo Fakhrul, CEO, XYNQ.

6. Evidence Session(In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier under agenda item 5.

7. Work programme(In Private):

The Committee noted its work programme.