Convener: Stuart McMillan (SNP)
Deputy Convener: Bill Kidd (SNP)
Membership: The committee has 5 members
Committee meetingsThere were 34 meetings in the parliamentary yearNumberTotal meetings of the Committee34Meetings held wholly in private0Meetings held partly in private30Joint meetings with other Committees0Meetings held outside the Parliament0Meetings held remotely by video conference0Hybrid meetings4Committee membersMembersPartyNumber of meetings attended (possible total)Jeremy Balfour (from 25 May 2022)Con30 (32)Craig Hoy (until 25 May 2022)Con1 (2)Bill KiddSNP33 (34)Stuart McMillanSNP26 (34)Carol Mochan (19 January 2023 to 25 April 2023)Lab10 (10)Oliver Mundell (from 22 September 2022)Con22 (25)Graham Simpson (until 22 September 2022)Con15 (15)Paul Sweeney (until 19 January 2023)Lab21 (21)Mercedes Villalba (from 25 April 2023)Lab2 (2)Substitute membersSubstitute membersPartyNumber of meetings attendedMaurice GoldenCon0Rhoda GrantLab0Rona Mackay (from 18 April 2023)SNP1Jenni Minto (until 31 March 2023)SNP4Reporters: None
Committee Clerk: Andrew Proudfoot
Advisers: None
Visits: None
Events: None
WitnessesThe following witnesses were called to give oral evidenceCategoryNumberScottish Government Ministers3Scottish Government officials8Members of the Scottish Parliament1Representatives of public bodies and local authorities4UK Ministers0UK Government officials0Members of the UK Parliament0Representatives from other legislatures0Representatives of trade unions0Representatives of professional associations11Representatives of voluntary sector4Representative of further or higher education institutions0Other categories of witnesses2Business transactedBusinessNoDetailsInquiries0Consultations0Proposed Members’ Bills considered1Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) (Scotland) BillDraft Bills considered (Pre...