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Scottish Affairs Committee

Commons Select Committee

The Scottish Affairs Committee scrutinises the expenditure, administration and policies of the Scotland Office, and its associated bodies. The Committee also examines the wider UK Government, to assess policies and legislation that lead to direct impacts on Scotland. You can follow the Committee on X (formerly Twitter) using @CommonsScotAffs.

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5 current inquiries

Inquiries allow committees to consider oral and written evidence on a particular topic. They usually result in the publication of a report.

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Industrial transition in Scotland
Opened 13 February 2025
Scotland’s space sector follow-up: launch
Opened 21 January 2025
Problem drug use in Scotland follow-up: Glasgow’s Safer Drug Consumption Facility
Opened 13 January 2025
GB Energy and the net zero transition
Opened 28 November 2024
The financing of the Scottish Government
Opened 21 November 2024

Non-inquiry work

Non-inquiry sessions
Non-inquiry sessions are brief packages of work that will not necessarily result in a report. They may be used to revisit previous inquiry topics or take evidence on a topical matter.
Regular evidence sessions
Some committees take evidence from certain officeholders or organisations on a regular basis outside the structure of an inquiry.

Latest news

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Grangemouth: Committee to question Petroineos, INEOS and EY on Project Willow
The Scottish Affairs Committee will examine the future of the Grangemouth oil refinery as part of its inquiry into GB Energy and the net zero transition. 
27 March 2025
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Scotland Secretary Ian Murray faces committee scrutiny
The Secretary of State for Scotland Ian Murray MP will be questioned by MPs on the Scottish Affairs Committee on Tuesday 25 March at 14.30.
21 March 2025
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Chair comment: Project Willow
20 March 2025

Upcoming events

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Wednesday 23 April 2025
9:00am Private
9:30am Public
Scotland’s space sector follow-up: launch - Oral evidence 23 April 2025
9:30am
  • Professor Malcolm Macdonald (Director of the Centre for Signal and Image Processing at University of Strathclyde)
  • Professor Patrick Harkness (Professor of Exploration Technology at University of Glasgow)
  • Dr Christie Maddock (Senior Lecturer, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at University of Strathclyde)
  • Dr Pamela Smith (Vice President of Future Programmes at AAC Clyde Space)
10:10am
  • Colin Macleod (Head of the UK Space Regulator at UK Civil Aviation Authority)
  • Rosie Whitbread (Head of Space Regulation Policy at UK Civil Aviation Authority)
10:50am
  • Sir Chris Bryant MP (Minister of State for Data Protection and Telecoms at Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
  • Chris White-Horne (Interim Space Director at Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, and Deputy CEO at UK Space Agency)
  • Matthew Archer (Missions and Capabilities Director for Launch at UK Space Agency)
Room 5, Palace of Westminster

Latest publications

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Scottish Affairs Committee Formal Minutes 2024 - 2025
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Formal Minutes
Letter from Unite the Union, regarding GB Energy and the net zero transition inquiry, dated 27 March 2025
Inquiry GB Energy and the net zero transition
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HC 459
Correspondence
Visit Note – Scottish Affairs Committee visit to Norway – March 2025
Inquiry Problem drug use in Scotland follow-up: Glasgow’s Safer Drug Consumption Facility
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HC 630
Scrutiny evidence

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