Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Meeting Minutes
11th Meeting, 2022
- Date: Thursday, March 17, 2022
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:00
- Meeting closed at: 11:05
- Published: Thursday, March 17, 2022 12:41pm
Committee Members Attendees
- Elena Whitham (Convener)
- Natalie Don (Deputy Convener)
- Jeremy Balfour (Member)
- Miles Briggs (Member)
- Foysol Choudhury (Member)
- Pam Duncan-Glancy (Member)
- Marie McNair (Member)
- Emma Roddick (Member)
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take item 5 in private.
2 Medium-Term Financial Strategy and Framework for Resource Spending Review:
The Committee took evidence from—
Emma Congreve, Knowledge Exchange Fellow, Fraser of Allander Institute;
David Phillips, Associate Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies.
3 Subordinate legislation:
The Committee took evidence on the Social Security Up-rating (Scotland) Order 2022 from—
Ben Macpherson, Minister for Social Security and Local Government, Simon Coote, Head of Cross Cutting Policy Unit, Camilo Arredondo, Solicitor and Dominic Mellan, Economic Adviser - Social Security Analysis, Scottish Government.
4 Subordinate legislation:
Ben Macpherson (Minister for Social Security and Local Government) moved—S6M-03002—That the Social Justice and Social Security Committee recommends that the Social Security Up-rating (Scotland) Order 2022 be approved.
The motion was agreed to without division.
5 Medium-Term Financial Strategy and Framework for Resource Spending Review (in private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting and agreed to write to the Scottish Government about the framework for the Resource Spending Review.