Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
Meeting Minutes
6th Meeting, 2021
- Date: Tuesday, October 5, 2021
- Session: 6
- Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:45
- Meeting closed at: 12:48
- Published: Wednesday, October 6, 2021 11:19am
Committee Members Attendees
- Joe FitzPatrick (Convener)
- Maggie Chapman (Deputy Convener)
- Karen Adam (Member)
- Pam Duncan-Glancy (Member)
- Pam Gosal (Member)
- Fulton MacGregor (Member)
- Alexander Stewart (Member)
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take items 4 and 5 in private.
2 Proposed Right to Food (Scotland) Bill:
The Committee took evidence on the statement of reasons lodged to accompany the draft proposal from—
Rhoda Grant, MSP and Nick Hawthorne, Senior Assistant Clerk, Non-Government Bills Unit, Scottish Parliament .
and then decided that it was not satisfied with the reasons given (by division: For 3, Against 4, Abstentions 0).
3 Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2022-23:
The Committee took evidence as part of its Pre-Budget Scrutiny from—
Councillor Alison Evison, President, COSLA;
Nina Munday, Chief Executive, Fife Centre for Equalities;
Paul Bradley, Policy and Public Affairs Manager, Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations;
and then from—
Shona Robison, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government, Emma Harvey, Head of Finance & Business Support Unit, Directorate for Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights and Trevor Owen, Head of Mainstreaming & Strategy Unit, Directorate for Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights, Scottish Government .
4 Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2022-23:
The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 3.
5 Work programme:
The Committee considered and agreed its work programme.