Convener: Ruth Maguire
Deputy Convener: Alex Cole-Hamilton
Membership: The committee has 7 members.
Committee meetingsThere were 24 meetings in the parliamentary yearNumberTotal meetings of the Committee24Meetings held wholly in private1Meetings held partly in private21Joint meetings with other Committees0Meetings held outside the Parliament0Meetings held remotely by video conference (from 21 April 2020)0Committee membersMembersPartyNumber of meetings attended (possible total)Alex Cole-HamiltonLD17(24)Angela Constance (from 3 September 2019)SNP15(18)Mary FeeLab22(24)Maurice Golden (from 25 February 2020)Con3(3)Alison Harris (from 25 February 2020)Con3(3)Fulton MacGregorSNP23(24)Ruth MaguireSNP23(24)Oliver Mundell (until 25 February 2020)Con19(21)Gail Ross (until 3 September 2019)SNP6(6)Annie Wells (until 25 February 2020)Con17(21)Substitute membersSubstitute MembersPartyNumber of meetings attendedMiles Briggs (from 25 February 2020)Con0Linda FabianiSNP1Rhoda Grant (until 10 September 2019)Lab2Jamie Greene (10 September 2019 - 25 February 2020)Con1Alison Harris (until 10 September 2019)Con2Willie Rennie (until 25 September 2019)LD0Elaine Smith (from 10 September 2019)Lab0Beatrice Wishart (from 25 September 2019)LD4Reporters: None
Committee Clerk: Claire Menzies
Advisers: None
Visits: The committee made 4 visits linked to the Female Genital Mutilation (Protection and Guidance) (Scotland) Bill.