U KRAINE ........................................................................................................................................................... 1 Scottish Government Response (Priorities) ................................................................................................. 1 C OVID -19 R ECOVERY ........................................................................................................................................ 4 Home Working .............................................................................................................................................. 4 Economic Impact .......................................................................................................................................... 5 National Strategy for Economic Transformation ........................................................................................... 6 Covid-19 Tourism Recovery Programme ..................................................................................................... 7 Scottish Government Expenditure ................................................................................................................ 8 Pupil Equity Fund.......................................................................................................................................... 9 Care Workforce........................................................................................................................................... 11 Decision Making (Human Rights Approach) .............................................................................................. 13 Made Affirmative Procedure ....................................................................................................................... 15 Trial Backlog ............................................................................................................................................... 17 Drug Deaths ................................................................................................................................................ 18 Tackling Child Poverty ................................................................................................................................ 19 N ET Z ERO ....................................................................................................................................................... 21 Retrofitting and Decarbonisation of Buildings (Funding) ............................................................................ 21 Citizen Engagement ................................................................................................................................... 22 National Planning Framework 4 ................................................................................................................. 24 United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 .................................................................................................. 25 Rural Areas and Climate Change ............................................................................................................... 27 G ENERAL Q UESTIONS ...................................................................................................................................... 29 Demographic Challenges ........................................................................................................................... 29 Preventative Spend .................................................................................................................................... 31 Schoolchildren (Digital Devices Programme) ............................................................................................. 31 Prison Estate .............................................................................................................................................. 33 Decarbonisation of Heat ............................................................................................................................. 34 Ukraine (Transportation of Donations) ....................................................................................................... 36 Low Income Benefits ................................................................................................................................. 37 Wellbeing and Culture ................................................................................................................................ 37 Devolution ................................................................................................................................................... 38 Rural Depopulation ..................................................................................................................................... 39 Ferries ......................................................................................................................................................... 40 Legislative Consent Memorandums ........................................................................................................... 41 CONVENERS GROUP C ONVENER *Liam McArthur (The Deputy Presiding Officer) MEMBERS *Clare Adamson (Convener, Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee) *Claire Baker (Convener, Economy and Fair Work Committee) *Siobhian Brown (Convener, COVID-19 Recovery Committee) *Ariane Burgess (Convener, Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee) *Jackson Carlaw (Convener, Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee) *Finlay Carson (Convener, Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee) *Joe FitzPatrick (Convener, Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee) *Kenneth Gibson (Convener, Finance and Public Administration Committee) *Stephen Kerr (Convener, Education, Children and Young People Committee) *Richard Leonard (Convener, Public Audit Committee) *Dean Lockhart (Convener, Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee) *Gillian Martin (Convener, Health, Social Care and Sport Committee) *Stuart McMillan (Convener, Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee) *Audrey Nicoll (Convener, Criminal Justice Committee) *Martin Whitfield (Convener, Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee) *Elena Whitham (Convener, Social Justice and Social Security Committee) *attended T HE FOLLOWING ALSO PARTICIPATED : The First Minister (Nicola Sturgeon) C LERK TO THE CONVENERS GROUP Irene Fleming L OCATION The Mary...