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WitnessesThe following witnesses were called to give oral evidenceCategoryNumberScottish Government Ministers12Scottish Government officials22Members of the Scottish Parliament1Representatives of public bodies24Representatives of local authorities0UK Ministers0UK Government officials0Members of the UK Parliament0Representatives from other legislatures0Representatives of trade unions2Representatives of professional associations0NHS0Higher Education3Representatives of voluntary sector45Other categories of witnesses9Business transactedBusinessNo.DetailsInquiries5Child poverty and parental employment;Delivering new benefits;Kinship care;Reducing drug deaths in Scotland and tackling problem drug use (joint inquiry with CJ & HSCS committees);The extra costs of living with a disabilityConsultations2Scottish Employment Injuries Advisory Council Bill;Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) BillProposed Members’ Bills considered0Draft Bills considered (Pre-legislative discussion)0Bills considered3Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Bill;Scottish Employment Injuries Advisory Council Bill;Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill Post-legislative scrutiny - Acts considered0Legislative Consent Memorandums0Public Body Act Consent Memorandums0SI consent notifications considered0SIs considered0SSIs considered197 draft affirmative; 4 laid only; 8 negative:SSI 2023/141; SSI 2023/197; SSI 2023/258; SSI 2023/268; SSI 2023/371; SSI 2024/35; SSI 2024/58; SSI 2024/111Petitions considered0Divisions held0Convener’s Exercise of a Casting Vote0Plenary debates1S6M-12468: 14 March 2024ReportsTitleSP Paper numberDate of publicationGovernment response4th Report, 2024 (Session 6): Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill5809 May 2024No Response3rd Report, 2024 (Session 6): Poverty and Inequality Commission: Public Appointments57226 April 2024n/a2nd Report, 2024 (Session 6): Subordinate legislation considered on 22 February 202454914 March 2024No Response1st Report, 2024 (Session 6): Stage 1 Report on the Scottish Employment Injuries Advisory Council Bill50411 January 202422 January 202412th Report, 2023 (Session 6): Subordinate Legislation considered by the Social Justice and Social Security Committee on 7 December 202349413 December 2023No Response11th report, 2023 (Session 6): Addressing Child Poverty Through Parental Employment47623 November 202322 January 202410th report, 2023 (Session 6): Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-254677 November 202319 December 20239th Report, 2023 (Session 6): Subordinate Legislation considered by the Social Justice and Social Security Committee on 26 October 20234666 November 2023No Response8th Report, 2023 (Session 6): Short-Term Appointments to the Poverty and Inequality Commission45219 October 202324 January 20247th Report, 2023 (Session 6): Subordinate Legislation considered by the Social Justice and Social Security Committee on 21 and 28 September 202345119 October 2023No Response6th Report, 2023 (Session 6): Annual Report of the Social Justice and Social Security Committee 2022...