Finance Committee

The Committee name changed from Finance Committee to Finance and Constitution Committee on 29 September 2016.

Remit

The remit of the Finance Committee is to consider and report on—
(a) any report or other document laid before the Parliament by members of the
Scottish Government containing proposals for, or budgets of, public revenue or expenditure or
proposals for the making of a tax-varying resolution, taking into account any report or
recommendations concerning such documents made to them by any other committee with
power to consider such documents or any part of them;
(b) any report made by a committee setting out proposals concerning public revenue or
expenditure;
(c) Budget Bills; and
(d) any other matter relating to or affecting the revenue or expenditure of the Scottish
Administration or other monies payable into or expenditure payable out of the Scottish
Consolidated Fund.

Membership

Convener

Bruce Crawford (SNP) (7 September 2016 – 29 September 2016)
Michael Russell (SNP) (15 June 2016 – 27 August 2016)

Deputy Convener

Alex Johnstone (Con) (15 June 2016 – 29 September 2016)

Members

Neil Bibby (Lab) (8 June 2016 – 29 September 2016)
Willie Coffey (SNP) (8 June 2016 – 29 September 2016)
Bruce Crawford (SNP) (6 September 2016 – 29 September 2016)
Ash Denham (SNP) (8 June 2016 – 29 September 2016)
Kate Forbes (SNP) (8 June 2016 – 6 September 2016)
Murdo Fraser (Con) (8 June 2016 – 29 September 2016)
Patrick Harvie (Green) (8 June 2016 – 29 September 2016)
Alex Johnstone (Con) (8 June 2016 – 29 September 2016)
James Kelly (Lab) (8 June 2016 – 29 September 2016)
Ivan McKee (SNP) (8 June 2016 – 29 September 2016)
Michael Russell (SNP) (8 June 2016 – 27 August 2016)
Maree Todd (SNP) (6 September 2016 – 29 September 2016)
Adam Tomkins (Con) (8 June 2016 – 29 September 2016)

Committee Substitutes

Kezia Dugdale (Lab) (28 June 2016 – 29 September 2016)
John Finnie (Green) (29 June 2016 – 29 September 2016)
Gordon MacDonald (SNP) (7 September 2016 – 29 September 2016)
Oliver Mundell (Con) (28 June 2016 – 29 September 2016)