Fiscal sustainability
Fiscal sustainability
At its meeting on 28 September 2011 the Committee agreed to conduct a series of round tables within the overarching theme of fiscal sustainability. Sessions were held on the following key themes:
Demographic change: Wednesday 11 January 2012
Inequalities and socio-economic deprivation: Wednesday 18 January 2012
Universal services: Wednesday 25 January 2012
Additional funding: Wednesday 1 February 2012
A summary of the evidence can be found here:
A background briefing from the Committee's adviser, Professor David Bell, can be found here:
Evidence sessions on employability
One of the key themes to emerge from the fiscal sustainability roundtable sessions was employability and sustainable employment and the Committee has agreed to hold a series of oral evidence sessions in this area prior to summer recess.