Cross-Party Group on International Development th Tuesday 11 November 2025, 18:00 – 19:40 Committee Room 5 and online Minute Present MSPs Sarah Boyack MSP – Chair Liam Kerr MSP (Online) Maurice Golden MSP (Online) Invited guests Simon Anderson, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) – in person Ben Wilson, Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund (SCIAF) - online Julius Ng’oma, Executive Officer for the Chair of the Least Developed Countries Group of climate negotiators COP30 - online Louise Davies, Scottish Fair Trade - online Becky Kenton-Lake, Stop Climate Chaos Scotland (SCCS) – in person Non-MSP Group Members In person: Frances Guy (SIDA); Patrick Grady (SIDA, Secretariat); Lucy Le Roux (Quakers in Scotland); Will Joy; Fatsuma Bubaram; Rosie Cowper (SDG2 Advocacy Hub); Karin Kanewske Turner (UNITAID NGO Delegation); Jordan Williams (IOD Parc); Anna Gessesse (Volunteer, Secure Scotland); Fu Mulan; Janet Fenton (Secure Scotland); Online: Calum Craig (Halo Trust); Fraser Macdonald Hay (Uniform November); Chrissie Cvetković-Hirst (Corra Foundation); Jenni Argent (University of Edinburgh); Gemma Love (Mary’s Meals); Samantha Ross (Link Education); Mark Chadwick (CBM UK Disability Inclusion); Claire Duncanson (University of Edinburgh); Grace Buckley (Justice & Peace Scotland); Stella Kyalikunda; Carol Morton; Erin Mackinnon; Fiona Buchanan; Lauren Schulze.