Minutes: 19 November 2024

Tuesday, 19 November 2024

25th Meeting, 2024

Start time: 10:02am

End time: 01:08pm

Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room

Published: Wednesday, 20 November 2024

Committee Member attendees:

Apologies received from:

Marie McNair (Member)

Minutes

1. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take item 3 in private.

2. Report of the Scottish Parliament's Gender Sensitive Audit:

The Committee took evidence from—

Catherine Murphy, Executive Director, Engender;

Dr Rebecca Mason, Research and Policy Lead, The Young Women’s Movement;

Talat Yaqoob, Consultant and Co-Founder, Women 50:50;

and then from—

James Tweedie, Director, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party;

Ann McGuinness, Co-Convener, Women's Network, Scottish Green Party;

Sarah Boyack MSP, Scottish Labour Party;

Cailyn McMahon, Local Government Officer, Scottish National Party.

3. Report of the Scottish Parliament's Gender Sensitive Audit (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence it heard under agenda item 2 and agreed to issue correspondence to The Gender Sensitive Parliament Advisory Group.

4. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26 (In Private):

The Committee considered, and agreed, draft correspondence to the Scottish Government.

5. Disability Commissioner (Scotland) Bill (In Private):

The Committee agreed a draft Stage 1 report.