AU/S3/08/14/M

14th Meeting, 2008 (Session 3)

Wednesday 8 October 2008

Present:

Apologies were received from George Foulkes.

The meeting opened at 9.30 am.

1. Declaration of interests: Cathie Craigie MSP was invited to declare any relevant interests. No such interests were declared.

2. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee agreed to take items 6, 7 and 8 in private.

3. Section 23 report: The Committee took evidence on the Auditor General for Scotland's report entitled "A review of major capital projects" from—

Sir John Elvidge, Permanent Secretary, and Alyson Stafford, Director of Finance, Scottish Government.

4. Audit Committee’s report "The 2006/07 Audit of Western Isles Health Board": The Committee took evidence on the Scottish Government's response to the Audit Committee's report "The 2006/07 Audit of Western Isles Health Board" from—

Sir John Elvidge, Permanent Secretary, Dr Kevin Woods, Director-General Health and Chief Executive of the NHS in Scotland, and Paul Martin, Chief Nursing Officer and Interim Director Health Workforce, Scottish Government.

5. Section 23 report: The Committee agreed to defer this item to a later meeting.

6. Consideration of evidence (in private): The Committee considered the evidence received at agenda item 3. The Committee noted the witnesses' undertaking to provide more details on some of the issues raised during evidence.

7. Consideration of evidence (in private): The Committee considered the evidence received at agenda item 4. The Committee noted the evidence.

8. Consideration of evidence: The Committee agreed to defer this item to a later meeting.

The meeting closed at 12.35 pm.

Tracey Reilly
Clerk to the Audit Committee
Room T3.60
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
Tel: 0131 348 5390
Email: tracey.reilly@scottish.parliament.uk