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Chamber and committees

Social Justice and Social Security Committee


Minutes: 13 November 2025

Thursday, 13 November 2025

29th Meeting, 2025

Start time:09:00am
End time: 10:46am
Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
Published: Thursday, 13 November 2025
Substitute Members Attendees:
Also Present:
  • Sarah Boyack, Member-in-charge of the Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (Scotland) Bill

Minutes


1. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take item 3 in private.


2. Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (Scotland) Bill:

The Committee took evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—

Richard Lochhead, Minister for Business and Employment, Kirsten Simonnet-Lefevre, Solicitor, and Iain Stewart, Team Leader, Strategy Division, Scottish Government.


3. Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (Scotland) Bill (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence heard under item 2.


4. Pre-Budget Scrutiny (In Private):

The Committee considered a draft report. Various changes were agreed to and the report was agreed for publication, subject to finalisation of those changes by correspondence.


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