Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Established: 15 June 2021
Remit: To consider and report on matters falling within the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government, excluding matters relating to local government, housing and planning.
(As agreed by resolution of Parliament on 15 June 2021)
Convener:
Elena Whitham (from 27 January 2022)
Neil Gray (23 June 2021 – 25 January 2022)
Deputy Convener: Natalie Don (from 23 June 2021)
Membership: The committee has 11 members
Committee meetingsThere were 30 meetings in the parliamentary yearNumberTotal meetings of the Committee30Meetings held wholly in private1Meetings held partly in private26Joint meetings with other Committees2Meetings held outside the Parliament0Meetings held remotely by video conference10Hybrid meetings19Committee meetingsMembersPartyNumber of meetings attended (possible total)Jeremy Balfour (from 17 June 2021)Con28(30)Miles Briggs (from 17 June 2021)Con27(30)Foysol Choudhury (from 17 June 2021)Lab22(30)Natalie Don (from 17 June 2021)SNP12(30)Pam Duncan-Glancy (from 17 June 2021)Lab28(30)Neil Gray (17 June 2021 – 25 January 2022)SNP17(17)Paul McLennan (from 31 March 2022)SNP2(2)Marie McNair (17 June 2021 – 31 March 2022)SNP25(27)Emma Roddick (from 17 June 2021)SNP25(30)Elena Whitham (from 25 January 2022)SNP12(13)Substitute membersSubstitute MembersPartyNumber of meetings attendedMark Griffin (from 22 September 2021)Lab0Rachael Hamilton (from 8 September 2021)Con0Evelyn Tweed (from 31 August 2021)SNP16Reporters: None
Committee Clerk: Claire Menzies
Advisers: None
Visits
The committee made 2 visits to the Social Security Scotland headquarters in Dundee.