Social Security Committee [Session 5]
Committee covers:
- Scottish social security policy
- the delivery and payment of benefits that help address poverty
- Scottish social security benefits that provide support for:
- carers
- cold-spell heating
- disability
- early years
- employment injury
- funeral expenses
- housing
- short-term support
- winter heating
All the committee’s work is available on our archive website
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Tagh raon-ama Social Security Committee
Former full and substitute members of the committee.
Clare Adamson
Convener
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Motherwell and Wishaw (Constituency)
Bob Doris
Convener
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn (Constituency)
Sandra White
Convener
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Glasgow Kelvin (Constituency)
Pauline McNeill
Deputy Convener
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: Glasgow (Region)
George Adam
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Paisley (Constituency)
Alasdair Allan
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Constituency)
Tom Arthur
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Renfrewshire South (Constituency)
Jeremy Balfour
Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: Lothian (Region)
Michelle Ballantyne
Member
Party: Reform UK
MSP for: South Scotland (Region)
Keith Brown
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Clackmannanshire and Dunblane (Constituency)
Mark Griffin
Member
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: Central Scotland (Region)
Rachael Hamilton
Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire (Constituency)
Alison Johnstone
Member
Party: No Party Affiliation
MSP for: Lothian (Region)
Gordon Lindhurst
Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: Lothian (Region)
Ben Macpherson
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Edinburgh Northern and Leith (Constituency)
Ruth Maguire
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Cunninghame South (Constituency)
Shona Robison
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Dundee City East (Constituency)
Graham Simpson
Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: Central Scotland (Region)
Adam Tomkins
Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: Glasgow (Region)
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James Dornan
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Glasgow Cathcart (Constituency)
Jenny Gilruth
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Mid Fife and Glenrothes (Constituency)
Ross Greer
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish Green Party
MSP for: West Scotland (Region)
Monica Lennon
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: Central Scotland (Region)
Richard Leonard
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: Central Scotland (Region)
Dean Lockhart
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: Mid Scotland and Fife (Region)
Brian Whittle
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: South Scotland (Region)