Minutes: 18 December 2025

Thursday, 18 December 2025

34th Meeting, 2025

Start time:09:00am

End time: 10:56am

Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room

Published: Thursday, 18 December 2025

Committee Members Attendees:

Apologies received from:

Substitute Members Attendees:

David Torrance (Substitute Member)

Minutes

1. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take item 3 in private.

2. UK Child Poverty Strategy:

The Committee took evidence from—

Shirley-Anne Somerville, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, and Julie Humphreys, Director, Tackling Child Poverty & Social Justice, Scottish Government.

3. UK Child Poverty Strategy (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence heard under item 2.

4. Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (Scotland) Bill (In Private):

The Committee considered a revised draft Stage 1 report. Various changes were agreed to, and the report was agreed for publication.

Parliament dissolved ahead of election