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Economy, Energy and Tourism

The remit of the committee is to consider and report on the Scottish economy, enterprise, energy, tourism and all other matters falling within the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth apart from those covered by the remits of the Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change and the Local Government and Communities Committees.

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Iain Smith (Convener)
Rob Gibson (Deputy Convener)
Ms Wendy Alexander
Gavin Brown

Christopher Harvie
Marilyn Livingstone
Lewis Macdonald
Stuart McMillan

For further information on the Committee's current and past membership including substitutes, follow this link. Information on how to contact the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee can be found on the contact details page.

Current Business
Work programme Committee meetings normally take place weekly. Further information can be found on the work programme page. International trade inquiry The Committee has considered outline conclusions and recommendations for its report into the public sector's support for exporters, international trade and the attraction of inward investment. A final report is expected to be published in early September. Trade inquiry Call for evidence Trade inquiry Written submissions New inquiry to review the purpose of an enterprise agency and the success of the recent reforms The Committee has agreed a remit and terms of reference for its new inquiry. The call for written evidence ia available at the link below. The Committee expects to start taking oral evidence shortly after its return at the end of the summer recess. Enterprise network inquiry Call for evidence Protection of Workers (Scotland) Bill The Committee has been designated as the lead Committee for this Bill. An open call for written evidence has been published. The Committee expects to start taking oral evidence shortly after its return at the end of the summer recess. Protection of Workers (Scotland) Bill Call for evidence Scrutiny of the draft 2011-12 Scottish Government budget Most parliamentary committees in the Scottish Parliament will be conducting budget scrutiny in the Autumn. As such, the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee expects to look at the overall strategy and the policy choices that have been made by the Scottish Government and non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs). A call for written evidence will be issued shortly after the summer recess. Banking inquiry The Committee has now concluded its inquiry "The way forward for Scotland's banking, building society and financial services sector" and continues to monitor developments. The Committee has agreed to a limited number of follow-up evidence sessions in the Autumn. Please follow the links below for further information. Banking inquiry Call for evidence. Banking inquiry Written submissions. Banking inquiry Oral Evidence sessions. The Committee's Banking inquiry report was published on 18 March 2010. Letter sent to the Office of Fair Trading requesting a formal investigation into competition in the Scottish banking sector (13.2KB pdf). Response sent by the Office of Fair Trading to the request for a formal investigation into competition in the Scottish banking sector (104KB pdf). Letter sent to the Office of Fair Trading from the Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism requesting a formal investigation into competition in the banking sector in Scotland (115KB pdf). On 2nd June, the report and the response of the Scottish Government and others was debated in the Chamber - Official Report of the debate. Further information may be found on the current business page. Business in the Parliament Conference The next Conference will take place on 11-12 November, 2010. A programme will be published shortly. More information can be found at www.businessintheparliament.org.uk

Committee Meetings
View live committee meetings or View archived committee meetings Next meeting: Last meeting: 22nd Meeting, Tuesday 29 June 2010 Papers 22 (428KB pdf first posted 25.06.2010) Minute of Proceedings of Meeting 29 June 2010 Official Report of Meeting 29 June 2010 Previous meetings

Committee Reports
Recent Committee reports: 25 June 2010 7th Report 2010: Subordinate Legislation 8 June 2010 6th Report 2010: Annual Report 2009-10 23 April 2010 5th Report 2010: Report on Subordinate Legislation - the draft Census (Scotland) Order 2010 19 March 2010 4th Report 2010: Subordinate Legislation 18 March 2010 3rd Report 2010: Report on the way forward for Scotland's banking, building society and financial services sector 15 January 2010 2nd Report 2010: Report on the legislative consent memorandum on the Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill (UK Parliament legislation) 15 January 2010 1st Report 2010: Report on the legislative consent memorandum on the Energy Bill (UK Parliament legislation) 4 December 2009 Report to the Finance Committee on Stage 2 of 2010-11 budget process Previous reports.