Cross-Party Group on Volunteering st Thursday 31 October 2024, 1.00 – 2.00 pm Minute Present MSPs Foysol Choudhury MSP Jeremy Balfour MSP Invited guests Ruth Hutton, Scottish Government Gemma Campbell, Scottish Government Lesley Hinds, Scottish Parliament Non-MSP Group Members Sarah Latto, Volunteer Scotland Margaret Starkie, Volunteer Scotland Debbie Maltman, Volunteer Scotland Alan Stevenson, Volunteer Scotland Alex Murrie, Victim Support Scotland Alasdair Ross, ACVO Diane Wilson, Impact Funding Partners David Maxwell, Volunteer Glasgow Chris Ringland, Evangelical Alliance Scotland Kelsa McDonald, Voiceability Helen Fleming, Consultant Amanda Simpson, University of the West of Scotland Emma Christie, Aberdeenshire Voluntary Action Abi Clarke, TSI Moray Kirstin White, Victim Support Scotland Laura Leslie, Impact Funding Partners Louise Henderson, Girl Guiding Scotland Liz Green, Youthlink Scotland Martha Rodger, The Machan Trust Tracey Brown, Marie Curie Susan Hunter, Befriending Networks Sarah Van Putten, Lifecare Edinburgh Sue Bowen, Dyslexia Scotland Scott Coyne, Epilepsy Connections Fiona Harvey, CHAS Mike Melvin, ACVO 1 Lara Henderson, Community Transport Association Dayna MacLellan, Impact Funding Partners Luthien Lark, Highland TSI Gillian Kay, Voluntary Action South Ayrshire Ruth Hall, Scottish Cycling Georgia Artus, Vintage Vibes Margarita Sweeney-Baird, Inclusive Skating Kiera Russell, Rowan Alba Fraser Clark, Volunteering Matters Apologies Agenda item 1: Welcome, Introduction, and Minutes of Previous Meeting Jeremy Balfour MSP (JB), Co-convenor, opened the meeting and welcomed everyone to the Cross-Party Group on Volunteering.