MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE GENDER SENSITIVE PARLIAMENT ADVISORY GROUP ON 24 January 2024 AT 12.30 PM IN Q1.01, THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT/ MICROSOFT TEAMS Present: Rt Hon Alison Johnstone MSP, Presiding Officer (Chair) Ruth Maguire MSP, Scottish National Party Sue Webber MSP, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Carol Mochan MSP, Scottish Labour Party Maggie Chapman MSP, Scottish Green Party Beatrice Wishart MSP, Scottish Liberal Democrats Professor Sarah Childs, Personal Chair of Politics and Gender, University of Edinburgh Professor Meryl Kenny, Professor of Gender and Politics, University of Edinburgh Femi Otitoju, Diversity and Inclusion Consultant In attendance: Susan Duffy, Group Head of Engagement and Communications Mark Brough, Principal Private Secretary, Office of the Presiding Officer Lisa Creamer, Gender Sensitive Advisory Group Secretariat Polly Davidson, Gender Sensitive Advisory Group Secretariat Hannah Gunn, Gender Sensitive Advisory Group Secretariat Victoria Barby, Gender Sensitive Advisory Group Secretariat Tom Malone, Parliament Communications Office Alan Durward, Head of Facilities Management (for item 3) Emma Robinson, Head of Enquiries and Collections, SPICe (for item 4) Courtney Aitken, Researcher, SPICe (for item 4) Ruth O’Reilly, Resources & Video Production Manager, Broadcasting (for item 5) Apologies: Hannah Johnson, Knowledge Exchange Lead - Senedd Cymru & Senior Gender Adviser - INTER PARES Item 1: Minute of Previous Meeting 1.1 The Group noted that the Minutes of the previous meeting were approved via correspondence.