I welcome to the meeting Mark Ballard, head of policy, Barnardo’s Scotland; Beth Reid, policy officer, Citizens Advice Scotland; Bill Scott, director of policy, Inclusion Scotland; Dr Jim McCormick, Scotland adviser, Joseph Rowntree Foundation; Marion Davis, policy and research adviser, One Parent Families Scotland; John Downie, director of public affairs, Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations; David Ogilvie, policy manager, Scottish Federation of Housing Associations; Peter Kelly, director, Poverty Alliance; and Dr David Webster, honorary senior research fellow in urban studies, University of Glasgow.