Contents
- General Question Time
- First Minister’s Question Time
- Nuclear Weapons
- Portfolio Question Time
- Edinburgh Tram Inquiry Report
- Early Childhood Development Transformational Change Programme
- Appointments of the Chair and Commissioners of the Poverty and Inequality Commission
- Motion without Notice
- Decision Time
Appointments of the Chair and Commissioners of the Poverty and Inequality Commission
The next item of business is consideration of motion S6M-11054, in the name of Shirley-Anne Somerville, on appointments of the chair and commissioners of the Poverty and Inequality Commission. I call Shirley-Anne Somerville to move the motion.
Motion moved,
That the Parliament notes the Social Justice and Social Security Committee’s consideration and recommendation of three short-term appointments to the Poverty and Inequality Commission at its meeting on 5 October 2023, and, in accordance with the Child Poverty (Scotland) Act 2017, approves the appointments by the Scottish Ministers of Professor Stephen Sinclair as Chair of the Poverty and Inequality Commission, for the period from 12 November 2023 to 30 June 2024, and Tressa Burke and Professor Suzanne Fitzpatrick as Commissioners to the Poverty and Inequality Commission, for the period from 11 November 2023 to 30 June 2024.—[Shirley-Anne Somerville]
The question on the motion will be put at decision time.