Meeting of the CPG on Migration Date: June 2022 Location: Committee Room 4, The Scottish Parliament with the option to join via Microsoft Teams MSP attendance: • Bob Doris MSP • Paul Sweeney MSP Non-MSP attendance: • Anne McLaughlin MP • Refugees for Justice • Scottish Refugee Council • Professor Alison Phipps, UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts • Govan Community Project • Maryhill Integration Network • Freedom From Torture • Citizen’s Advice Edinburgh • VOICES Network • LGBT Health • David, Office of Bob Doris MSP • Justice and Peace Scotland • Community Infosource • Friends of Scottish Settlers • Safe in Scotland Apologies: • Scottish Detainee Visitors • Office of Katy Clark MSP • Poverty Alliance • Murdoch Stephens Topics discussed: • APPG for Refugees o Report from Anne McLaughlin MP on work of APPG. o Inquiry into the UK Government use of large-scale institutional sites like Napier Barracks. o Mother and Baby Unit in Glasgow. • Hotel accommodation o Spoken contributions from Refugees for Justice and Scottish Refugee Council on the use of hotels. Refugees for Justice report on attempts to pursue a public Inquiry into the Park Inn incident in 2020 via the Scottish and UK Parliaments which didn’t succeed, confirm an Independent Inquiry to be chaired by Baroness Helena Kennedy. Scottish Refugee Council highlight the dispersal consultation and importance of Scottish Parliament engagement with it. o Potential for a Scottish asylum support system that helps with access to services, including proposals from Refugees for Justice.