Annexe A - Minutes of Meetings
23rd Meeting, 22 September 2022
1 Decision on taking business in private—
The Committee agreed to take item 3 in private and to consider pre-budget correspondence or its report in private at future meetings.
2 Pre-Budget Scrutiny—
The Committee took evidence as part of its Pre-Budget Scrutiny from—
Dr Alison Hosie, Research Officer, Scottish Human Rights Commission;
Sara Cowan, Coordinator, Scottish Women's Budget Group;
and then from—
Ed Pybus, Policy and Parliamentary Officer, Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland;
Morag Treanor, Deputy Chair, Poverty and Inequality Commission;
Paul Bradley, Policy and Public Affairs Manager, Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations.
3 Pre-Budget Scrutiny (In Private)—
The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.
24th Meeting, 29 September 2022
1 Decision on taking business in private—
The Committee agreed to take items 4 and 5 in private.
2 Budget savings and reductions 2022-23—
The Committee took evidence from—
John Swinney, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for COVID Recovery,
Michael Walker, Senior Finance Business Partner and Julie Humphreys, Deputy Director, Tackling Child Poverty & Financial Wellbeing, Scottish Government.
3 Pre-Budget Scrutiny:
The Committee took evidence as part of its Pre-Budget Scrutiny from—
Danny Boyle, Senior Parliamentary and Policy Officer, BEMIS;
Graham O'Neill, Policy Manager, Scottish Refugee Council;
and then from—
Gordon MacRae, Assistant Director, Shelter Scotland;
Frank McKillop, Head of Policy and Research, ENABLE Scotland.
4 Budget savings and reductions 2022-23 (In Private)—
The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.
5 Pre-Budget Scrutiny (In Private)—
The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.
27th Meeting, 27 October 2022
3 Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2023-24 (In Private)—
The Committee agreed to consider a revised draft report at a future meeting.
28th Meeting, 3 November 2022
5 Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2023-2024...