Convener: Bill Kidd
Deputy Convener: Mark Ruskell
Membership: The committee has 7 members.
Committee meetingsThere were 26 meetings in the parliamentary year.NumberTotal meetings of the Committee26Meetings held wholly in private5Meetings held partly in private20Joint meetings with other Committees0Meetings held outside the Parliament0Meetings held remotely by video conference (from 21 April 2020)0Committee membersMembersPartyNumber of meetings attended (possible total)Neil Findlay (from 10 September 2019)Lab20(21)Jamie Halcro JohnstonCon21(26)Bill KiddSNP26(26)Tom Mason (until 25 February 2020)Con21(22)Gil PatersonSNP23(26)Mark RuskellGreen24(26)Elaine Smith (until 5 September 2019)Lab4(5)Alexander Stewart (from 25 February 2020)Con4(4)Maureen WattSNP25(26)Substitute committee membersSubstitute MembersPartyNumber of meetings attendedSarah Boyack (from 25 September 2019)Lab0John FinnieGreen0Rhoda Grant (until 10 September 2019)Lab0Liam Kerr (from 25 February 2020)Con0Gordon MacDonaldSNP1Edward Mountain (18 September 2019 - 25 February 2020)Con1Anas Sarwar (10 September 2019 - 25 September 2019)Lab0John Scott (until 18 September 2019)Con1Reporters: None
Committee Clerk: Katy Orr
Advisers: None
Visits: None
Events: None
WitnessesThe following witnesses were called to give oral evidenceCategoryNumberScottish Government Ministers8Scottish Government officials20Members of the Scottish Parliament1Representatives of public bodies20Representatives of local authorities0UK Ministers0UK Government officials0Members of the UK Parliament0Representatives from other legislatures0Representatives of trade unions0Representatives of professional associations1Representatives of voluntary sector3Other categories of witnesses3Business transactedBusinessNoDetailsInquiries2Committee Bill to amend the process for complaints against MSPs;Committee Bill on financial assistance for opposition partiesConsultations2Scottish Elections (Reform) Bill;Scottish Elections (Franchise and Representation) BillProposed Members’ Bills considered0Draft Bills considered(Pre-legislative discussion)0Bills considered0Post-legislative scrutiny - Acts considered0Legislative Consent Memorandums0Public Body Act Consent Memorandums0SI consent notifications considered0SIs considered0SSIs considered53 draft affirmatives;1 made affirmative;1 negative: SSI 2019/408Petitions considered0Divisions held1916 January 2020: Scottish Elections (Franchise and Representation) Bill stage 2, amendments 1, 7, 8, 9, 9A, 9B, 9C, 9D, 9E, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27Plenary debates110 December 2019: S5M-20144ReportsTitleSP Paper numberDate of publicationGovernment response5th Report, 2020 (Session 5): The Representation of the People (Annual Canvass) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations71120 March 2020No Response4th Report, 2020 (Session 5): The Representation of the People (Annual Canvass) Amendment (Scotland) Order 2020 [draft]6715 February 2020No Response3rd Report, 2020 (Session 5): The Representation of the People (Data Matching) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 [draft]6705 February 2020No Response2nd Report, 2020 (Session 5): Proposal for a Committee Bill - Scottish Parliament (Assistance for Political Parties) Bill6695 February 2020No Response1st Report, 2020 (Session 5): Stage 1 Report on the Scottish Elections (Reform) Bill65614 January 202030 January 202016th Report, 2019 (Session 5): Code of Conduct for MSPs - proposed revisions to implement the recommendations contained in the Joint Working Group's Report on Sexual Harassment and Sexist Behaviour6373 December 2019No Response15th Report, 2019 (Session 5): The Representation of the People Act 1983 Remedial (Scotland) Order 201962314 November 201920 November 201914th Report, 2019 (Session 5): Stage 1 Report on the Scottish Elections (Franchise and Representations) Bill62213 November 201922 November 201913th Report, 2019 (Session 5): Complaint against Rachael Hamilton MSP56827 June 2019n/a12th Report, 2019 (Session 5): Standing Order rule changes53222 May 2019No Response11th Report, 2019 (Session 5): Annual Report 2018-1953121 May 2019n/a