It also agreed to review evidence in private, to consider the draft Stage 1 report in private and to delegate to the Convener responsibility for arranging for the SPCB to pay, under Rule 12.4.3, any expenses of witnesses arising from the scrutiny of the Bill.
7th Meeting, 2017 (Session 5), Monday 27 March 2017
Child Poverty (Scotland) Bill: The Committee took evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—
Naomi Eisenstadt, Independent Advisor on Poverty and Inequality, Scottish Government;
Andrew Hood, Senior Research Economist, Institute for Fiscal Studies;
Dr Jim McCormick, Associate Director Scotland, Joseph Rowntree Foundation Scotland;
John Dickie, Director, Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland (CPAG);
Eddie Follan, Policy & Public Affairs Officer, Barnardo's Scotland;
Fiona Moss, Head of Health Improvement and Inequality, Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership;
Sandra McDermott, Head of Financial Inclusion and Improving the Cancer Journey, Glasgow City Council;
Jackie Erdman, Head of Equalities and Human Rights, and Sonya Scott,
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