Cross-Party Group on Volunteering th Thursday 20 March 2025, 1.00 – 2.00 pm Minute Apologies Jeremy Balfour MSP Miles Briggs MSP Kiera Russell, Rowan Alba Scott Coyne, Epilepsy Connections Tracey Brown, Marie Curie Chris Ringland, Evangelical Alliance Present MSPs Foysol Choudhury MSP Paul O’Kane MSP Invited guests Jason Henderson, SCVO Glenn Liddall, People Know How Lesley Hinds, Former Lord Provost of Edinburgh Gemma Campbell, Scottish Government Ruth Hutton, Scottish Government Non-MSP Group Members Sarah Latto, Volunteer Scotland Bethany Sikes, Volunteer Scotland Abi Clarke, TSI Moray Bev Read, First-Hand Lothian David Maxwell, Volunteer Glasgow Diane Wilson, Impact Funding Partners Elizabeth Wigelsworth, CHSS Emma Bellu, Aberdeen Cyrenians Fiona Harvey, CHAS Georgia Artus, Vintage Vibes Helen Fleming, Prostate Scotland Jill Hepburn, RNLI Karen Garrott-Russell, Stroke Association 1 Kelsa McDonald, VoiceAbility Kirstin White, Victim Support Scotland Kirstin Worsley, Breastfeeding Network Liz Green, YouthLInk Scotland Lorraine Moir, EDVA Louise Henderson, Girlguiding Scotland Martha Rodger, Machan Trust Mike Melvin, ACVO Parveen Ishaq, ELREC Rebecca McDonald, Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity Ron Strachan, Aberdeen Cyrenians Sarah Cleary, Volunteer Edinburgh Sarah Murray, Royal Voluntary Service Sue Bowen, Dyslexia Scotland Susan Hunter, Befriending Networks Valerie Ewan, NHS Tayside Wendy Diack, Cruse Scotland Agenda item 1: Welcome and Introduction Foysol Choudhury MSP (FC), Co-convenor, opened the meeting and welcomed everyone to the Cross-Party Group on Volunteering.