Andrew Hughes Hallett

That this House is saddened by the death of economist Andrew Hughes Hallett who passed away at home on 31 December 2019, surrounded by family after a long fight with cancer; notes Andrew held positions at universities including Strathclyde, St Andrews, George Mason, Princeton and Harvard; further notes his practical expertise as a long time consultant to the European Commission, European Central Bank, IMF, the World Bank, and the European and Scottish Parliaments; recalls his contribution to the development of Scottish macro-economic policy at the Scottish Council of Economic Advisers, Fiscal Commission and the SNP Growth Commission; sends best wishes to his wife Claudia and his three children as well as his extended family of Ph.D. students; and commend his family for honouring his life by endowing the Hughes Hallett Scholarship for Research in Applied Economics in conjunction with St Andrew's Society of Washington. D.C.