Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Meeting Minutes
24th Meeting, 2022
- Date: Thursday, September 29, 2022
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
- Meeting opened at: 08:00
- Meeting closed at: 11:35
- Published: Thursday, September 29, 2022 12:44pm
Committee Members Attendees
- Elena Whitham (Convener)
- Natalie Don (Deputy Convener)
- Jeremy Balfour (Member)
- Miles Briggs (Member)
- Pam Duncan-Glancy (Member)
- Paul McLennan (Member)
- Emma Roddick (Member)
Apologies received from
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take items 4 and 5 in private.
2 Budget savings and reductions 2022-23:
The Committee took evidence from—
John Swinney, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for COVID Recovery, Michael Walker, Senior Finance Business Partner and Julie Humphreys, Deputy Director, Tackling Child Poverty & Financial Wellbeing, Scottish Government.
3 Pre-Budget Scrutiny:
The Committee took evidence as part of its Pre-Budget Scrutiny from—
Danny Boyle, Senior Parliamentary and Policy Officer, BEMIS;
Graham O'Neill, Policy Manager, Scottish Refugee Council;
and then from—
Gordon MacRae, Assistant Director, Shelter Scotland;
Frank McKillop, Head of Policy and Research, ENABLE Scotland.
4 Budget savings and reductions 2022-23 (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.
5 Pre-Budget Scrutiny (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.