MG(06)6th Conclusions
MANAGEMENT GROUP
MINUTES OF MEETING HELD IN ST ANDREW'S HOUSE, EDINBURGH
AT 8.30AM ON THURSDAY, 16 FEBRUARY 2006
Present: | Robert Gordon CB | Head of Justice Department and Head of Legal and Parliamentary Services (chair) |
| Mike Ewart | Head of Education Department |
| Eddie Frizzell CB | Head of Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning Department |
| Andrew Goudie | Head of Finance and Central Services Department |
| Norman McFadyen CBE | Crown Agent and Chief Executive of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service |
| Paul Pagliari | Director of Change and Corporate Services |
| Alyson Stafford | Finance Director |
| Paul Gray | Director of Primary Care and Community Care, Health Department |
| John Mason | Head of Environment Group, Environment and Rural Affairs Department |
| Mike Neilson | Head of Housing & Regeneration Group, Development Department |
| David Fisher | Non-Executive Director (For Agenda Item 4 only) |
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In Attendance: | Donald Cameron | Cabinet/MG Secretariat |
| Andrew Watson | Cabinet/MG Secretariat |
| Colin Cook | Head of Cabinet/MG Secretariat |
| Douglas Campbell | Senior Special Adviser (For Agenda Items 1-3 only) |
| Susan Beevers | Head of Human Resources (For Agenda Item 4 only) |
| Kay Meredith | Interim Head of Policy and Reward (For Agenda Item 4 only) |
| David Stewart | Assistant Director of Finance (For Agenda Item 4 only) |
Agenda Item 1: Minutes of Previous Meeting and Matters Arising
1. The minutes of the meeting held on 9 February (MG(06)5th Conclusions) were approved.
Agenda Item 2: Current Issues
Report from Douglas Campbell
2. Mr Campbell said that the First Minister was engaged in preparations for a busy period of announcements and engagements in the run-up to the Easter recess, including his visit to the Commonwealth Games and China.
Events Planning Grid
3. MG noted the Events Planning Grid.
Agenda Item 3: Cabinet Business (Paper MG(06)21)
4. MG noted progress in preparing papers for forthcoming Cabinet meetings and the forthcoming meeting of the Tackling Sectarianism Delivery Group, which was due to consider a forward work programme which would include contributions from a number of portfolios.
Agenda Item 4: HR Update
5. Mr Pagliari updated MG on progress with the 2005 pay review.
Agenda Item 5: Any Other Business
6. There was no other business.
Cabinet/MG Secretariat
February 2006