Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Meeting Minutes
4th Meeting, 2021
- Date: Thursday, September 16, 2021
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:01
- Meeting closed at: 11:19
- Published: Thursday, September 16, 2021 04:17pm
Committee Members Attendees
- Neil Gray (Convener)
- Jeremy Balfour (Member)
- Miles Briggs (Member)
- Foysol Choudhury (Member)
- Pam Duncan-Glancy (Member)
- Marie McNair (Member)
- Emma Roddick (Member)
Apologies received from
Substitute Members Attendees
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take items 5 and 6 in private.
2 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed its consideration of a draft letter or draft report on the 2022-23 Budget will be taken in private at future meetings.
3 Budget Scrutiny 2022-23:
The Committee took evidence on the Scottish Government's Budget 2022-23 from—
Bill Scott, Chair, Poverty and Inequality Commission;
Chris Birt, Associate Director for Scotland, Joseph Rowntree Foundation;
John Dickie, Director, Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland.
4 Social Security (Up-rating of Benefits) Bill (UK Parliament legislation):
The Committee took evidence on a legislative consent memorandum on the UK Parliament Social Security (Up-rating of Benefits) Bill from—
Ben Macpherson, Minister for Social Security and Local Government and Matthew Duff,Social Security Policy Advisor , Scottish Government .
5 Budget Scrutiny 2022-23:
The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.
6 Social Security (Up-rating of Benefits) Bill (UK Parliament legislation):
The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting and agreed that the Scottish Parliament should give its consent to the relevant provisions in the Bill. It also agreed to delegate to the Convener the drafting and publication of its report on the legislative consent memorandum.