Committee meetingsThere were 26 meetings in the parliamentary year.NumberTotal meetings of the Committee26Meetings held wholly in private5Meetings held partly in private18Joint meetings with other Committees0Meetings held outside the Parliament0Meetings held remotely by video conference25Hybrid meetings (from 12 August 2020)1Committee membersMembersPartyNumber of meetings attended (possible total)Tom ArthurSNP25(26)Jeremy BalfourCon26(26)Keith BrownSNP26(26)Bob DorisSNP25(26)Mark GriffinLab22(26)Rachael Hamilton (from 20 August 2020)Con21(22)Alison JohnstoneGreen19(26)Pauline McNeillLab24(26)Shona RobisonSNP21(26)Graham Simpson (until 20 August 2020)Con4(4)Substitute membersSubstitute MembersPartyNumber of meetings attendedJames DornanSNP2Ross GreerGreen0Monica LennonLab1Brian WhittleCon0Ad-hoc substitute membersThe following MSPs attended meetings of the committee as substitute members on an ad hoc basisSubstitute MembersPartyNumber of meetings attendedJohn FinnieGreen1Reporters: None
Committee Clerk: Anne Peat
Advisers: Dr Simon Roberts, EU Social Security Co-ordination part 2 and 3
Visits: None
Events: The committee held 7 online events for the Covid Inquiry hosted by: Fife Voluntary Action; Clacks Food Network; The Tenant Participation Service; Clacks TSI; Covid Inquiry, Zoom, hosted by Connecting Craigmillar; Joined up for Jobs; Community Renewal
WitnessesThe following witnesses were called to give oral evidenceCategoryNumberScottish Government Ministers4Scottish Government officials16Members of the Scottish Parliament0Representatives of public bodies13Representatives of local authorities4UK Ministers0UK Government officials0Members of the UK Parliament0Representatives from other legislatures0Representatives of trade unions0Representatives of professional associations0Representatives of voluntary sector19Representatives of higher education0Other categories of witnesses0Business transactedBusinessNoDetailsInquiries62020/21 Budget Scrutiny;Brexit and Social Security;Citizens Basic Income;Scottish Government social security programme;Social Security Response to COVID-19;The fiscal framework agreement between the Scottish and UK GovernmentsConsultations1Social Security Response to COVID-19Proposed Members’ Bills considered0Draft Bills considered(Pre-legislative discussion)0Bills considered1Social Security Administration and Tribunal Membership (Scotland) BillPost-legislative scrutiny - Acts considered0Legislative Consent Memorandums2Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill;Social Security (Up-rating of Benefits) BillPublic Body Act Consent Memorandums0SI consent notifications consideredSIs considered0SSIs considered2411 draft affirmatives;2 laid only;11 negatives: SSI 2020/218; SSI 2020/340; SSI 2020/350; SSI 2020/399; SSI 2020/413; SSI 2021/12; SSI 2021/51; SSI 2021/73; SSI 2021/82; SSI 2021/97; SSI 2021/122Petitions considered0Divisions held0Plenary debates0ReportsTitleSP Paper numberDate of publicationGovernment response5th Report, 2021 (Session 5): Annual Report of the Social Security Committee101725 March 2021n/a4th Report, 2021 (Session 5): Social Security Committee Session 5 Legacy Report101624 March 2021n/a3rd Report, 2021 (Session 5): The Social Security Response to Covid-1999217 March 20212 July 20212nd Report, 2021 (Session 5): Subordinate legislation considered by the Social Security Committee on 4 March 20219785 March 2021No Response1st report, 2021 (Session 5): Subordinate Legislation Considered by the Social Security Committee on 18 February 202194819 February 2021No Response7th Report, 2020 (Session 5): Subordinate legislation considered by the Social Security Committee on 17 December 202089617 December 2020No Response6th Report, 2020 (Session 5): Subordinate legislation considered by the Social Security Committee on 24 September 202081825 September 2020No Response5th Report, 2020 (Session 5): Stage 1 Report on the Social Security Administration and Tribunal Membership (Scotland) Bill7399 June 202019 June 20204th Report, 2020 (Session 5): Annual Report of the Social Security Committee for 2019/2073728 May 2020n/a