Minutes: 25 June 2025

1. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take agenda items 3, 4 and 5 in private.

2. Scottish National Investment Bank:

The Committee took evidence from—

Al Denholm, Chief Executive and Willie Watt ,Chair, Scottish National Investment Bank .

3. Scottish National Investment Bank:

The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda item 2 and took further evidence from—

Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland ;

Cornilius Chikwama, Audit Director, Catherine Young,Senior Manager and Kirsty Ridd,Audit Manager, Audit Scotland .

4. Scottish National Investment Bank:

The Committee considered the evidence heard at agenda items 2 and 3 and will take further evidence at a future meeting.

5. Work programme:

The Committee considered its work programme and in relation to its scrutiny of the Sustainable Transport: reducing car use report, agreed to write to the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee to draw its attention to key issues and in doing so, close its scrutiny of the report.

In relation to the 2022/23 audit of Forth Valley College report, it agreed to write to Forth Valley College, the Scottish Funding Council and to the Scottish Government.

In relation to the General Practice: Progress since the 2018 General Medical Services contract report, agreed to write to the British Medical Association, the Royal College of General Practitioners and to the Scottish Government.