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Minutes: 18 April 2024
Thursday, 18 April 2024
11th Meeting, 2024
Minutes
1. Decisions on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take items 5 and 6 in private.
2. Poverty and Inequality Commission Appointments:
The Committee agreed to recommend to the Parliament the Scottish Government's nominees as chair and members of the Poverty and Inequality Commission. The Committee also agreed to consider a draft report, in private at a later meeting.
3. Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill:
The Committee took evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—
Shirley-Anne Somerville, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Iain Hunter, Bill Team Leader, and Kayleigh Blair, Solicitor, Scottish Government.
4. Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard under item 3.
5. Housing (Scotland) Bill (In Private):
The Committee considered and agreed an initial approach to the scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1. The Committee also agreed—
- to issue a joint call for views with the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee, and questions on homelessness and fuel poverty to be included,
- witnesses to invite, and to engage with a lived experience panel,
- to consider, in private at future meetings, any further approach to consideration of the Bill, evidence received and draft reports and draft letters, and
- under Rule 12.4.3, to delegate to the Convener responsibility for arranging to pay any expenses under the witness expenses scheme.
6. Work programme (In Private):
The Committee considered its approach to scrutiny of the Pension Age Disability Payment, agreed to hold an evidence session with stakeholders and agreed witnesses to invite.