Minutes: 03 March 2022

1. Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill:

The Committee took evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—

Professor Fiona de Londras, Professor of Global Legal Studies, COVID Review Observatory, University of Birmingham;

Professor Paul Hunter, Professor in Medicine, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia;

Anthony Smith, Chief Executive, Westminster Foundation for Democracy;

and then from—

Abbey Fleming, Policy and Communications Lead, Money Advice Scotland;

Jamie MacNeil, Money Matters Advice Service, Social Work Resources, South Lanarkshire Council;

Emerita Professor Donna W McKenzie Skene, School of Law, University of Aberdeen;

David Menzies, Director of Practice, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.

John Mason declared that he is a member of ICAS.

2. Consideration of evidence (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.