Major Capital Projects
The Committee receives 6 monthly updates from the Scottish Government on its Major Capitals Projects investment programme and considers them at subsequent meetings. At its meeting on 26 June 2013, the Committee agreed to write to the Permanent Secretary on issues raised and invite him to give oral evidence at a future meeting.
The Committee took evidence from the Permanent Secretary to the Scottish Government, at its meeting on 4 September 2013. The Committee invited Scottish Government and Audit Scotland officials to work with Committee clerks on a proposed reporting template for future 6 monthly Scottish Government Major Capital Projects updates. The revised format can be seen in the updates immediately below. It will be piloted for a year.
At its meeting on 30 April 2015, the Committee considered the Scottish Government's March 2015 Major Capital Projects update and took evidence from the Scottish Government. The Committee agreed its approach to Major Capital Projects updates in future.
At its meeting on 7 October 2015, the Committee considered the Scottish Government's September 2015 Major Capital Projects update and took evidence from the Scottish Government. The Committee agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Economy and the Public Accounts Committee at Westminster on issues raised in discussion.
At its meeting on 9 December 2015, the Committee considered responses from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Economy and the Public Accounts Committee at Westminster. The Committee agreed to note the responses.
- Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Economy to the Public Audit Committee, dated 20 November 2015 (178KB pdf)
- Letter from the Westminster Public Accounts Committee to the Public Audit Committee, dated 23 November 2015 (1.52MB pdf)
- Letter from the Public Audit Committee to the Westminster Public Accounts Committee, dated 22 October 2015 (70KB pdf)
- Letter from the Public Audit Committee to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Economy, dated 22 October 2015 (109KB pdf)
- Scottish Government Major Capital Projects update, dated 1 October 2015 (219KB pdf)
- Correspondence from the Scottish Government to the Finance Committee, dated 31 July 2015 (1.1MB pdf)
- Correspondence from the Scottish Government to the Public Audit Committee, dated 19 June 2015 (8KB pdf)
- Correspondence from the Scottish Government to the Public Audit Committee, dated 1 June 2015 (4,430KB pdf)
- Correspondence from the Scottish Government to the Finance Committee, dated 1 June 2015 (66KB pdf)
- Correspondence from the Public Audit Committee to the Scottish Government, dated 6 May 2015 (86KB pdf)
- Scottish Government Major Capital Projects update, dated 1 April 2015 (595KB pdf)
- Correspondence from the Auditor General for Scotland to the Public Audit Committee, dated 26 November 2014 (959KB pdf)
- Correspondence from the Scottish Government to the Public Audit Committee, dated 21 November 2014 (123KB pdf)
- Correspondence from the Public Audit Committee to the Scottish Government, dated 29 October 2014 (73KB pdf)
- Scottish Government Major Capital Projects update, dated 30 September 2014 (416KB pdf)
- Scottish Government Major Capital Projects update, dated 18 March 2014 (441KB pdf)
- Correspondence from the Auditor General for Scotland to the Public Audit Committee, dated 5 May 2014 (326 KB pdf)
- Correspondence from the Scottish Government to the Public Audit Committee, dated 30 April 2014 (70 KB pdf)
- Correspondence from the Public Audit Committee to the Scottish Government, dated 11 April 2014 (68KB pdf)
- Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Economy to the Convener, dated 19 November 2014 (184KB pdf)
- Correspondence from the Chair of the Committee of Public Accounts to the Convener, dated 23 November 2014 (1.52MB pdf)
Major Capital Projects updates - previous format