Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Minutes: 29 September 2022
Thursday, 29 September 2022
24th Meeting, 2022
Minutes
1. Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take items 4 and 5 in private.
2. Budget savings and reductions 2022-23:
The Committee took evidence from—
John Swinney, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for COVID Recovery, Michael Walker, Senior Finance Business Partner and Julie Humphreys, Deputy Director, Tackling Child Poverty & Financial Wellbeing, Scottish Government.
3. Pre-Budget Scrutiny:
The Committee took evidence as part of its Pre-Budget Scrutiny from—
Danny Boyle, Senior Parliamentary and Policy Officer, BEMIS;
Graham O'Neill, Policy Manager, Scottish Refugee Council;
and then from—
Gordon MacRae, Assistant Director, Shelter Scotland;
Frank McKillop, Head of Policy and Research, ENABLE Scotland.
4. Budget savings and reductions 2022-23 (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.
5. Pre-Budget Scrutiny (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.