Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Meeting Agenda
11th Meeting, 2022
- Date: Thursday, March 17, 2022
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
- Start time: 09:00am
- Published: Wednesday, March 16, 2022 04:01pm
1 Decision on taking business in private
The Committee will decide whether to take item 5 in private.
2 Medium-Term Financial Strategy and Framework for Resource Spending Review
The Committee will take evidence from—
Witnesses
Emma Congreve, Knowledge Exchange Fellow, Fraser of Allander Institute
David Phillips, Associate Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies
Paper 1_SPICe Briefing 712KB pdf posted 14/03/2022 (Ref: SJSS/S6/22/11/1)
Paper 2_Written Briefing from Fraser of Allander Institute 622KB pdf posted 14/03/2022 (Ref: SJSS/S6/22/11/2)
Paper 3_Correspondence from Scottish Fiscal Commission 577KB pdf posted 14/03/2022 (Ref: SJSS/S6/22/11/3)
3 Subordinate legislation
The Committee will take evidence on the Social Security Up-rating (Scotland) Order 2022 from—
Witnesses
Ben Macpherson, Minister for Social Security and Local Government, Scottish Government
Simon Coote, Head of Cross Cutting Policy Unit, Scottish Government
Camilo Arredondo, Solicitor, Scottish Government
Dominic Mellan, Economic Adviser - Social Security Analysis, Scottish Government
Paper 4_Note by the Clerk_Uprating Order SSI 716KB pdf posted 16/03/2022 (Ref: SJSS/S6/22/11/4)
4 Subordinate legislation
Ben Macpherson (Minister for Social Security and Local Government) to move—S6M-03002—That the Social Justice and Social Security Committee recommends that the Social Security Up-rating (Scotland) Order 2022 be approved.
5 Medium-Term Financial Strategy and Framework for Resource Spending Review
The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.