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Title    : Scottish Parliament: Committees: Social Justice: Minutes:
Meeting 6, 2002
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SOCIAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
6th Meeting, 2002 (session 1)
Wednesday 17 April 2002 
 
  

Present:

Robert Brown
Cathie Craigie
Linda Fabiani
Mr Kenneth Gibson (Deputy Convener)
Johann Lamont (Convener)
Mrs Lyndsay McIntosh
Karen Whitefield
  
 
 

1. Community Engagement in the Social Inclusion Process: The Committee took
evidence from—

Brian Henderson, Reid Howie Associates Ltd

and agreed to consider an issues paper at its next meeting on further
action.

2. Housing Improvement Task Force First Report: Issues in Improving Quality
in Private Housing: The Committee considered its approach to the Scottish
Executive consultation and agreed to invite limited written evidence.

3. Draft Covenant between Local Government and the Scottish Parliament: The
Committee agreed to write to the Local Government Committee welcoming the
draft covenant.

4. Finance Cross-cutting Expenditure Reviews: The Committee agreed to
appoint Robert Brown MSP as a reporter to the Finance Committee’s
cross-cutting review group on voluntary sector funding and Kenneth Gibson
MSP as a reporter to the review group on children and poverty.

The Committee also agreed to refer a copy of its Inquiry into the Voluntary
Sector report to the Finance Committee for information.

The Committee further agreed to request that the Finance Committee provide
the Convener with papers from the review groups.

5. Petition: The Committee considered Petition PE 396 and agreed to write
to the Minister for Social Justice for further information.

6. Church Action on Poverty: The Committee considered an invitation from
Church Action on Poverty for the Committee to be represented at its
National Conference on Poverty and Social Inclusion and agreed that the
Convener would represent the Committee at the Conference.

7. Budget 2003-04: The Committee took evidence from—

Iain Gray, MSP (Minister for Social Justice)

Ms Margaret Curran, MSP (Deputy Minister for Social Justice)

and agreed to consider a draft report on Stage 1 of the Budget Process at a
future meeting.


Jim Johnston

Clerk to the Committee


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