Equal Opportunities Committee, 24 Apr 2001

Meeting date: Tuesday, April 24, 2001

Official Report 248KB pdf

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Reporters

The next item on the agenda is reporters. Members have a written report from Elaine Smith, the reporter on gender issues. Elaine, do you wish to say anything?

I will comment briefly, because some of the recommendations applied to the budget process. My recommendations are that the committee should consult Engender and other women's groups on issues and policies that affect women. We should consult Engender's women's budget group to ensure that gender impact analysis becomes an integral feature of spending allocation plans, which ties in with what we have been talking about today. There is a slight mistake in my paper.

It should say "and to get a commitment from the Executive to the on-going production of a yearly statistical report on the position of women in Scottish society", such as Engender has been producing and the Executive has produced this year. I would like us to ask for an on-going commitment.

Are there any questions?

I read the report and I think that it is fair enough.

Does the committee agree with the gender reporter's recommendations?

Members indicated agreement.

Meeting continued in private until 12:54.