Cross-Party Group on Poverty th Wednesday 11 December 11.30-12.30 Minute Present MSPs Paul O’Kane MSP (POK) Monica Lennon MSP (ML) Alex Rowley MSP (AR) Invited guests Isla McIntosh – The Poverty Alliance Greig Inglis – University of the West of Scotland Non-MSP Group Members Ana Vuin, Andrea Ma, Aaran Goodfellow, Claire Donnelly, David Stewart, Derek Rankine, Elaine Crawley, Florence Burke, Jenny Marra, Judith Mabelis, Kate Robison, Keith Robson, Laura Thomson, Leah Duncan-Karrim, Lisa Weylandt, Maria Marshall, Michael Conway, Nikoleta Atanasova, Peter Kelly, Ralph Hartley, Renxo Cardosi, Ruth Boyle, Richard Lister, Sarah Rogers, Stacey Cuthbertson, Susan McKellar, and Taliah Drayak Apologies Andrea Bradley, Beatrice Wishart MSP, Ben Macpherson MSP, Janet Haugh, Pam Duncan Glancy MSP Agenda Item 1: Poverty-related stigma The Convener Paul O’Kane (POK) welcomed attendees and MSPs to the meeting, and indicated that Beatrice Wishart is intending to attend the second half of the meeting, depending on Committee business.