Committees

The latest information on Parliamentary Committee business affecting children and young people, their families and those who work with or for them in Scotland. For committee business that is no longer current visit the directory or use the search facility.

Equal Opportunities Committee discusses carers, 07/10/08 [S]
During its meeting of 7 October 2008 the Scottish Parliament Equal Opportunites Committee held a round- table discussion on unpaid carers.

Health and Sport Committee takes evidence on health inequalites, 24/09/08 [S]
During its meeting on 24 September 2008 the Scottish Parliament Health and Sport Committee took oral evidence as part of its health inequalities inquiry.

Public Petitions Committee considers Off-Sales Alcohol Purchases Petition, 23/09/08 [S]
During its meeting on 23 September 2008 the Scottish Parliament Public Petitions Committee took evidence on a new petition on the age limits for off-sales alcohol purchases.

Public Petitions Committee considers Epilepsy Specialist Nurses Petition, 23/09/08 [S]
During its meeting on 23 September 2008 the Scottish Parliament Public Petitions Committee took evidence on a new petition calling on Parliament to urge the Government to increase the number of specialist epilepsy nurses and to ensure that all national health service boards provide adequate epilepsy services for adults, children and people with learning disabilities.

Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee focuses on Social Work, 17/09/08 [S]
During its meeting on 17 September 2008 the Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee took evidence on Social Work in Scotland.

Local Government and Communities Committee looks at child poverty, 17/09/08 [S]
During its meeting on 17 September 2008 the Scottish Parliament Local Government and Communities Committee took evidence as part of its inquiry into child poverty.

Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee considers Employment of Probationary Teachers, 10/09/08 [S]
During its meeting on 10 September 2008 the Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee took evidence on the employment of probationary teachers.

Equal Opportunities Committee discusses age, 09/09/08 [S]
During its meeting of 9 September 2008, the Equal Opportunites Committee held a round-table discussion on age.

Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee considers class sizes, 02/09/08 [S]
During its meeting of 2 September 2008, the Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee further considered a petition from the Educational Institute of Scotland on class sizes.

Child poverty, 17/07/08 [E,NI,S,W]
Commons, Children, Schools and Families Committee. Corrected transcript of oral and written evidence given on 9 June 2008. Ed Balls, Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, Yvette Cooper, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Beverley Hughes, Minister for Children, Young People and Families, James Purnell, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, and Stephen Timms, Minister for Employment and Welfare Reform, gave evidence.

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