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20th Meeting, 2023
The Committee agreed to take items 4 and 5 in private.
The Committee took evidence from—
Shirley-Anne Somerville, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Graeme Dey, Minister for Higher and Further Education; and Minister for Veterans, Natalie Don, Minister for Children, Young People and Keeping the Promise, Jane Duffy, Unit Head, Post School Qualifications, Matthew Farrell, Head of Strategy, Finance and Performance, Julie Humphreys, Deputy Director, Tackling Child Poverty and Financial Wellbeing and Ann McKenzie, Unit Head, Tackling Child Poverty Policy Unit, Scottish Government ;
and then from—
Shirley-Anne Somerville, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Neil Gray,Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy, Aidan Grisewood,Interim Director, Economic Strategy, Julie Humphreys,Deputy Director, Tackling Child Poverty and Financial Wellbeing and Ann McKenzie,Unit Head, Tackling Child Poverty Policy Unit, Scottish Government .
The Committee took evidence from—
Shirley-Anne Somerville, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Julie Humphreys, Deputy Director, Tackling Child Poverty and Financial Wellbeing, Ann McKenzie, Unit Head, Tackling Child Poverty Policy Unit and Aidan Grisewood, Interim Director, Economic Strategy, Scottish Government .
The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.
The Committee considered and agreed a letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice on the appointments process to the Poverty and Inequality Commission.