Social Justice and Social Security Committee
4th Meeting, 2021
The Committee agreed to take items 5 and 6 in private.
The Committee agreed its consideration of a draft letter or draft report on the 2022-23 Budget will be taken in private at future meetings.
The Committee took evidence on the Scottish Government's Budget 2022-23 from—
Bill Scott, Chair, Poverty and Inequality Commission;
Chris Birt, Associate Director for Scotland, Joseph Rowntree Foundation;
John Dickie, Director, Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland.
The Committee took evidence on a legislative consent memorandum on the UK Parliament Social Security (Up-rating of Benefits) Bill from—
Ben Macpherson, Minister for Social Security and Local Government and Matthew Duff,Social Security Policy Advisor , Scottish Government .
The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.
The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting and agreed that the Scottish Parliament should give its consent to the relevant provisions in the Bill. It also agreed to delegate to the Convener the drafting and publication of its report on the legislative consent memorandum.