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Official Report: search what was said in Parliament

The Official Report is a written record of public meetings of the Parliament and committees.  

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 6 July 2025
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Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Minimum Core Obligations

Meeting date: 21 February 2023

Pam Duncan-Glancy

Thank you—that is really helpful. There is a lot to do.

Did you want to add something to that, Rob?

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Minimum Core Obligations

Meeting date: 21 February 2023

Pam Duncan-Glancy

Is there usually a time limit on an impossibility test? Your example reminds me of what happened during Covid, when libraries and other public centres were closed in order to house vaccination centres. Is there therefore a timescale attached?

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Scottish Youth Parliament Equalities and Human Rights Committee

Meeting date: 21 February 2023

Pam Duncan-Glancy

Sorry, Zainab, I missed the last bit of that. I think that you said that you would like MSPs to speak at events throughout the year.

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Scottish Youth Parliament Equalities and Human Rights Committee

Meeting date: 21 February 2023

Pam Duncan-Glancy

Thank you. That is really helpful. We will have a think about how we can do that.

Convener, may I go on to my question about English for speakers of other languages?

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Minimum Core Obligations

Meeting date: 21 February 2023

Pam Duncan-Glancy

Good morning. Thank you for your opening statements and for answering the questions so far; it has been really helpful. I want to look more specifically at what we have just discussed. The evidence that we have had said—Dr Hosie, I think that you mentioned this when you last gave evidence—that our levels of, for example, food poverty and food bank use suggest that we are not really delivering a minimum core. Where are we, by international standards? If we have a global minimum core, but there is also the concept of a relative minimum core, where are we on that? Where should we as a committee be looking at when starting to consider a minimum core?

Social Justice and Social Security Committee

Scottish Commission on Social Security

Meeting date: 9 February 2023

Pam Duncan-Glancy

Okay. It would be helpful if the commission were able to look at what work, if any, has been done to assess the payments’ adequacy. Thank you. I have no other questions in this area.

Social Justice and Social Security Committee

Scottish Commission on Social Security

Meeting date: 9 February 2023

Pam Duncan-Glancy

Are you aware of when that was last done?

Social Justice and Social Security Committee

Scottish Commission on Social Security

Meeting date: 9 February 2023

Pam Duncan-Glancy

Did you mention a timescale for when you expect that discussion to start?

Social Justice and Social Security Committee

Scottish Commission on Social Security

Meeting date: 9 February 2023

Pam Duncan-Glancy

Good morning, and thank you for joining us. My question relates to the points that you made on covering the cost of living. Are you aware of any plans to assess the real cost of living and the additional costs faced by disabled people in Scotland?

Social Justice and Social Security Committee

Scottish Commission on Social Security

Meeting date: 9 February 2023

Pam Duncan-Glancy

That would be helpful. The question was asked to get an understanding of whether, in the review of adult and child disability payments, you thought that payments, as they stand, are adequate to cover those costs.