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Business Growth
An inquiry into what needs to be done to increase the level of sustainable business growth in Scotland in the next 10 years
Committee Report
The Committee published its report entitled Business Growth - the next 10 years (SP Paper 520) on Tuesday 14th March 2006. This is now available to view online. The Committee received a very large quantity of oral and written evidence as part of this inquiry. This evidence is available as Volume 2 (Oral and Written Evidence Part 1), Volume 3 (Oral and Written Evidence Part 2), Volume 4 (Other Written Evidence) and Volume 5 (Fact-Finding Visits and Research Papers).
Scottish Executive resposne
On 15 May 2006 the Scottish Executive published is formal response to the conclusions and recommendations in this report. This response is now available to view online.
Parliamentary debate
The Scottish Parliament debated the findings and recommendations of the Committee report on Thursday 18th May 2006.
Call for Evidence
On 17 December 2004, the Enterprise and Culture Committee of the Scottish Parliament issued an initial call for evidence from interested parties to its inquiry into business growth in Scotland. The closing date for receipt of evidence was Thursday 31 March 2005. To view written evidence received as part of the inquiry, please see the Written Evidence section below.
The Committee press release on this inquiry
Inquiry Remit
The Committee has agreed the following broad remit for this inquiry: ‘An inquiry into what needs to be done to increase the level of sustainable business growth in Scotland in the next 10 years’.
The Committee has agreed detailed terms of reference for its inquiry. To view the terms of reference please click here:
Timetable for the Inquiry
The Committee has agreed a timetable of formal oral evidence sessions and informal fact-finding visits
and plans to report interim findings in September 2005, at the Business in the Parliament conference, (8-9 September 2005).
Research and Briefing Papers
The following research documents have been prepared for the Committee in relation to this inquiry:
Fact-Finding Visits and Committee Events
Event on Research and Development (Dundee 7 June 2005)
Event on Social Enterprises (Edinburgh 4 October 2005)
Fact-Finding visit to Germany (23 - 27 October 2005)
Fact-Finding visit to Finland & Sweden (24 - 28 October 2005)
Fact-Finding visit to Caithness (14 November 2005)
Written Evidence
The Committee has now concluded taking written evidence and no further sumbissions will be accepted. Written evidence submitted to the inquiry is now available to view online at the following link:
Oral Evidence
Enterprise and Culture Committee Official Report 30 November 2004
Enterprise and Culture Committee Official Report 12 April 2005
Enterprise and Culture Committee Official Report 10 May 2005
Enterprise and Culture Committee Official Report 24 May 2005
Enterprise and Culture Committee Official Report 31 May 2005
Enterprise and Culture Committee Official Report 14 June 2005
Enterprise and Culture Committee Official Report 21 June 2005
Enterprise and Culture Committee Official Report 28 June 2005
Enterprise and Culture Committee Official Report 20 September 2005
Enterprise and Culture Committee Official Report 27 September 2005
Enterprise and Culture Committee Official Report 8 November 2005
Enterprise and Culture Committee Official Report 15 November 2005
Enterprise and Culture Committee Official Report 22 November 2005
Business in the Parliament 2005 conference
On 8th and 9th September 2005 the Scottish Parliament and the Scottish Executive jointly hosted the 2nd Business in the Parliament conference at Holyrood. As part of this conference the Committee published a paper on the emerging themes from its business growth inquiry. To view a copy of the paper please click here.
The transcript and documentation from the conference will form part of the evidence for the business growth inquiry. To find out more about the Business in the Parliament conference, or to view the documents from the conference, please visit the Business in the Parliament website at www.scotland.gov.uk/businessintheparliament
Contact
For specific committee information or information about the inquiry, please contact:
Seán Wixted, Direct Tel: 0131 348 5230 (RNID Typetalk calls welcome)
Email: sean.wixted@scottish.parliament.uk
or
Douglas Thornton, Direct Tel: 0131 348 5214 (RNID Typetalk calls welcome)
Email: douglas.thornton@scottish.parliament.uk
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