5th Meeting, 2021

Date: Thursday, September 23, 2021
Session: 6
Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
Meeting opened at: 09:45am
Meeting closed at: 11:20am

Committee Members Attendees

Jeremy Balfour
Miles Briggs
Foysol Choudhury
Pam Duncan-Glancy
Neil Gray
Marie McNair
Emma Roddick
Evelyn Tweed (Substitute)

Apologies were received from

Natalie Don

1 Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take item 3 in private.

2 Scottish Government's Priorities:

The Committee took evidence from—

Witnesses

Shona Robison, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government, Alison Byrne, Deputy Director, Social Security Programme Management and Delivery Division and Paul Tyrer, Interim Deputy Director - Social Justice and Regeneration, the Scottish Government

3 Scottish Government's Priorities (in private):

The Committee considered evidence heard earlier in the meeting.