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Chamber and committees

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee


Minutes: 07 December 2021

Tuesday, 07 December 2021

11th Meeting, 2021

Start time:10:00am
End time: 12:15pm
Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
Published: Tuesday, 07 December 2021

Minutes


1. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take item 3 in private.


2. Women's unfair responsibility for unpaid care and domestic work:

The Committee took evidence from—

Ruth Boyle, Policy and Parliamentary Manager, Close the Gap;

Eilidh Dickson, Policy and Parliamentary Manager, Engender;

Professor Norin Arshed, Chair in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, School of Business, University of Dundee.


3. Women's unfair responsibility for unpaid care and domestic work (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence it heard under agenda item 2.


4. Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy (In Private):

The Committee considered a paper on key issues and recommendations.


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