Convener: Bill Bowman
Deputy Convener:
Stuart McMillan (until 22 December 2020)
Gil Paterson (from 12 January 2021)
Membership: The committee has 5 members
Committee meetingsThere were 36 meetings in the parliamentary yearNumberTotal meetings of the Committee36Meetings held wholly in private0Meetings held partly in private31Joint meetings with other Committees0Meetings held outside the Parliament0Meetings held remotely by video conference11Hybrid meetings (from 12 August 2020)6Committee membersMembersPartyNumber of meetings attendedMichelle Ballantyne (from 20 August 2020)Con (until 24 Nov 20); Reform (from 11 Jan 21)26(27)Bill BowmanCon33(36)Mary FeeLab24(36)Joe FitzPatrick (from 22 December 2020)SNP11(11)Gordon Lindhurst (until 20 August 2020)Con4(9)Stuart McMillan (until 22 December 2020)SNP23(25)Gil PatersonSNP23(36)Substitute membersSubstitute MembersPartyNumber of meetings attendedNeil BibbyLab0Oliver MundellCon2Alex NeilSNP1Ad-hoc substitute membersThe following MSPs attended meetings of the committee as substitute members on an ad hoc basisSubstitute MembersPartyNumber of meetings attendedTom ArthurSNP5Brian WhittleCon4Reporters: None
Committee Clerk: Andrew Proudfoot
Advisers: None
Visits: None
Events: None
WitnessesThe following witnesses were called to give oral evidenceCategoryNumberScottish Government Ministers1Scottish Government officials5Members of the Scottish Parliament0Representatives of public bodies0Representatives 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 transactedBusinessNoDetailsInquiries0Consultations0Proposed Members’ Bills considered0Draft Bills considered(Pre-legislative discussion)0Bills considered28Agriculture (Retained EU Law and Data) (Scotland) Bill;Animals and Wildlife (Penalties, Protections and Powers) (Scotland) Bill;Budget (Scotland) (No.5) Bill;Children (Scotland) Bill;Coronavirus (Scotland) (No.2) Bill;Culpable Homicide (Scotland) Bill;Defamation and Malicious Publication (Scotland) Bill;Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) (Scotland) Bill;Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill;Domestic Abuse (Protection) (Scotland) Bill;European Charter of Local Self-Government (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill;Fair Rents (Scotland) Bill;Forensic Medical Services (Victims of Sexual Offences) (Scotland) Bill;Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill;Heat Networks (Scotland) Bill;Liability for NHS Charges (Treatment of Industrial Disease) (Scotland) Bill;Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill;Pre-release Access to Official Statistics (Scotland) Bill;Post-mortem Examinations (Defence Time Limit) (Scotland) Bill;Redress for Survivors (Historical in Care) (Scotland) Bill;Scottish General Election (Coronavirus) Bill;Scottish Parliament (Assistance for Political Parties) Bill;Social Security Administration and Tribunal Membership (Scotland) Bill;Tied Pubs (Scotland) Bill;Travelling Funfairs (Licensing) (Scotland) Bill;UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Bill;United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill;Welfare of Dogs (Scotland) BillPost-legislative scrutiny - Acts considered0Legislative Consent Memorandums9Agriculture Bill;Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill;Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill;Environment Bill;Fisheries Bill;Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination...