Convener: Bill Kidd
Deputy Convener:
Patrick Harvie (from 24 September 2020)
Mark Ruskell (until 16 September 2020)
Membership: The committee has 7 members.
Committee meetingsThere were 23 meetings in the parliamentary year.NumberTotal meetings of the Committee23Meetings held wholly in private13Meetings held partly in private10Joint meetings with other Committees0Meetings held outside the Parliament0Meetings held remotely by video conference11Hybrid meetings (from 12 August 2020)6Committee membersMembersPartyNumber of meetings attended (possible total)Neil FindlayLab23(23)Jamie Halcro Johnston (until 23 December 2020)Con16(16)Patrick Harvie (from 16 September 2020)Green18(18)Bill KiddSNP22(23)Oliver Mundell (from 23 December 2020)Con7(7)Gil PatersonSNP22(23)Mark Ruskell (until 16 September 2020)Green4(5)John Scott (from 20 August 2020)Con20(20)Alexander Stewart (until 20 August 2020)Con3(3)Maureen WattSNP22(23)Substitute committee membersSubstitute MembersPartyNumber of meetings attendedSarah BoyackLab0John FinnieGreen0Liam Kerr (until 20 August 2020)Con0Gordon MacDonaldSNP0Liz Smith (from 20 August 2020)Con0Reporters: None
Committee Clerk: Katy Orr
Advisers: None
Visits: None
Events: None
WitnessesThe following witnesses were called to give oral evidence:CategoryNumberScottish Government Ministers8Scottish Government officials18Members of the Scottish Parliament0Representatives of public bodies15Representatives of local authorities0UK Ministers0UK Government officials0Members of the UK Parliament0Representatives from other legislatures0Representatives of trade unions0Representatives of professional associations0Representatives of voluntary sector0Representatives of higher education0Other categories of witnesses0Business transactedBusinessNoDetailsInquiries1Resilience of the Scottish Parliament's practices and proceduresConsultations1Scottish General Election (Coronavirus) BillProposed Members’ Bills considered0Draft Bills considered(Pre-legislative discussion)0Bills considered2Scottish General Election (Coronavirus) Bill;Scottish Parliament (Assistance for Political Parties) BillPost-legislative scrutiny - Acts considered0Legislative Consent Memorandums0Public Body Act Consent Memorandums0SI consent notifications considered0SIs considered0SSIs considered147 draft affirmatives;3 laid only;4 negatives: SSI 2020/239; SSI 2020/240; SSI 2020/297; SSI 2020/298Petitions considered0Divisions held4Plenary debates929 September 2020: S5M-22213;2 March 2021: S5M-24177;17 March 2021: S5M-24366; S5M-24365; S5M-24374,18 March 2021: S5M-24364; S5M-24391; S5M-24375; S5M-24359ReportsTitleSP Paper numberDate of publicationGovernment response12th Report, 2021 (Session 5): Annual report 2020-21102124 March 2021n/a11th Report, 2021 (Session 5): Legacy report101323 March 2021n/a10th Report, 2021 (Session 5): Standing Order Rule changes - Delegated Powers Memorandum and Emergency Bills98716 March 2021No Response9th Report, 2021 (Session 5): The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.)