Minutes: 19 June 2025

1. Decisions on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take items 2, 3 and 4 in private.

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

The Committee considered its approach to scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1. The Committee agreed—

to issue a call for views, and to delegate sign-off of the accompanying news release to the Convener;
to invite the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales and a member of the Scottish Youth Parliament to give oral evidence, and to consider other invitees at a future meeting;
that late submissions will be published as correspondence and excluded from the SPICe analysis of responses;
to consider any further approach to consideration of the Bill, consideration of evidence and any draft reports or letters, in private at future meetings; and
to delegate to the Convener and the Clerks responsibility for agreeing any witness expenses.

3. Pre-Budget Scrutiny (In Private):

The Committee considered its approach to Pre-Budget Scrutiny and agreed to consider a revised approach at its next meeting.

4. Proposed welfare reforms (In Private):

The Committee considered and agreed a draft letter to be sent by it and equivalent committees in the Northern Ireland Assembly and the Welsh Parliament to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the UK Government's proposed welfare reforms.

5. Financial considerations when leaving an abusive relationship (In Private):

The Committee considered a draft report. Various changes were agreed to, and the Committee agreed to consider a revised draft, at its next meeting.