Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Meeting Minutes
1st Meeting, 2023
- Date: Thursday, January 19, 2023
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:00
- Meeting closed at: 10:37
- Published: Thursday, January 19, 2023 11:31am
Committee Members Attendees
- Natalie Don (Convener)
- Emma Roddick (Deputy Convener)
- Jeremy Balfour (Member)
- Miles Briggs (Member)
- Foysol Choudhury (Member)
- James Dornan (Member)
- Pam Duncan-Glancy (Member)
- Paul McLennan (Member)
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take item 4 in private.
2 Budget Scrutiny 2023-24:
The Committee took evidence on the Scottish Government's Budget 2023-24 from—
Shona Robison, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government, supported by Shirley Laing, Director for Tackling Child Poverty and Social Justice and Kevin Stevens, Head of Strategic and Programme Finance, Scottish Government.
3 Child Poverty and Parental Employment Inquiry:
The Committee agreed to consider further approaches to its inquiry, evidence received, correspondence, and draft reports, in private at future meetings
4 Budget Scrutiny 2023-24 (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.