Committees

Committees play a central part in the work of the Parliament - taking evidence from witnesses, scrutinising legislation and conducting inquiries. Most committees meet weekly or fortnightly, usually on Tuesdays or on Wednesday mornings, in one of the Scottish Parliament's committee rooms - or in locations around Scotland.

The full list of current committees can be viewed below.

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Current committees

•  Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee

  Current Business	Last Meeting	Next Meeting
  Committee Work Programme	-	-
  Inquiry into the Scottish Government's Renewables Targets	-	-
  Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee and STUC seminar	-	-
  Independent Commission on Banking – response to the final report	-	-
  Land Registration etc. (Scotland) Bill	-	Wednesday 22 February 2012

•  Education and Culture Committee

  Current Business	Last Meeting	Next Meeting
  National Library of Scotland Bill	Tuesday 07 February 2012	Tuesday 21 February 2012
  Work Programme	Tuesday 31 January 2012	Tuesday 21 February 2012
  Inquiry into the educational attainment of looked after children	Tuesday 22 November 2011	-
  Correspondence Received	-	-

•  Equal Opportunities Committee

  Current Business	Last Meeting	Next Meeting
  Access to transport/Community transport	-	-
  Other correspondence	-	-
  Getting Involved	-	-
  Petitions	-	-
  Future Business	-	-
  Having and Keeping a Home: steps to preventing homelessness among young people	Tuesday 07 February 2012	-

•  European and External Relations Committee

  Current Business	Last Meeting	Next Meeting
  Draft Budget 2012-13 and Spending Review 2011 Scrutiny	-	-
  Brussels Bulletin	Tuesday 28 June 2011	-
  Horizon 2020 Inquiry	-	-

•  Finance Committee

  Current Business	Last Meeting	Next Meeting
  Scrutiny of Financial Memoranda	-	-
  Work programme	Wednesday 05 October 2011	-
  Scrutiny of the draft budget 2012-13 and spending review 2011	-	-

•  Health and Sport Committee

  Current Business	Last Meeting	Next Meeting
  Inquiry into regulation of care for older people	Tuesday 04 October 2011	-
  Inquiry into integration of health and social care	-	-
  Correspondence received by the Health and Sport Committee	-	-
  Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Bill	-	-

•  Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee

  Current Business	Last Meeting	Next Meeting
  Work Programme	Wednesday 25 January 2012	-
  Broadband Infrastructure in Scotland	Wednesday 14 December 2011	Wednesday 22 February 2012
  Inquiry into the 2012 homelessness commitment	Wednesday 08 February 2012	Wednesday 14 December 2011
  Scrutiny of the Draft Budget 2012-13	Wednesday 16 November 2011	-
  Scottish Social Housing Charter	Wednesday 08 February 2012	-

•  Justice Committee

  Current Business	Last Meeting	Next Meeting
  Public Petitions	Tuesday 10 January 2012	-
  Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Bill	Tuesday 24 January 2012	Tuesday 28 February 2012
  Committee Work Programme	Tuesday 06 December 2011	Tuesday 28 February 2012
  Criminal Cases (Punishment and Review) (Scotland) Bill	Tuesday 07 February 2012	Tuesday 28 February 2012
  Committee Correspondence	-	-

•  Local Government and Regeneration Committee

  Current Business	Last Meeting	Next Meeting
  Work Programme	Wednesday 05 October 2011	-
  Petition PE1405	-	-
  Public Sector Reform and Local Government in Scotland	-	-
  Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Bill	-	-
  Inquiry into a living wage in Scotland (December 2011)	-	-

•  Public Audit Committee

  Current Business	Last Meeting	Next Meeting
  Correspondence received by the Public Audit Committee	-	-
  Section 23 report - The role of community planning partnerships in economic development	Wednesday 18 January 2012	-
  Section 22 reports - The 2010/11 audit of Registers of Scotland, The 2010/11 audit of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, The 2010/11 audit of Disclosure Scotland	Wednesday 14 December 2011	-
  Section 22 report - The 2010/11 Audit of the National Library of Scotland	Wednesday 21 December 2011	-
  Section 23 report - Overview of Scotland's criminal justice system	Wednesday 01 February 2012	-
  Section 23 report - Overview of the NHS in Scotland's performance 2010/11	Wednesday 21 December 2011	-
  Section 23 report - Reducing Scottish greenhouse gas emissions	Wednesday 14 December 2011	-

•  Public Petitions Committee

  Current Business	Last Meeting	Next Meeting
  Current petitions being considered by the Public Petitions Committee	Tuesday 04 October 2011	-

•  Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee

  Current Business	Last Meeting	Next Meeting
  Correspondence Received	-	-
  Work Programme	-	-
  Long Leases (Scotland) Bill	-	-
  Zero Waste Regulations	-	-
  Common Fisheries Policy	-	-
  Agricultural Holdings (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill	-	-
  Scottish Spending Review 2011 and Draft Budget 2012-13 - Call for Views	-	-

•  Scotland Bill Committee

  Current Business	Last Meeting	Next Meeting
  Scotland Bill	Tuesday 04 October 2011	-

•  Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

  Current Business	Last Meeting	Next Meeting
  Review of Cross-Party Groups	-	-
  Review of Section 7 of Code of Conduct	-	-
  Inquiry into reform of parliamentary business - remodelling the parliamentary week	-	-
  Work Programme	-	-
  Correspondence	-	-

•  Subordinate Legislation Committee

  Current Business	Last Meeting	Next Meeting
  Scottish Statutory Instrument Tracker Report	Tuesday 04 October 2011	-

•  Welfare Reform Committee