Social Security Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 in private. 2. Presentation of Sheffield Hallam Research: The Committee will take evidence from Sheffield Hallam University on 'The impact on Scotland of the new welfare reforms'. Professor Steve Fothergill, Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research, Sheffield Hallam University. 3. Work programme priorities: The Committee will take evidence from— David Eiser, Research Associate, Fraser of Allander Institute; Dr Helen Graham, Research Fellow, Employment Research Institute, Edinburgh Napier University; Professor Kirstein Rummery, Professor of Social Policy, University of Stirling; Dr Sharon Wright, Senior Lecturer, Public Policy, and Co-Investigator on the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) ‘Welfare Conditionality: sanctions, support and behaviour change’ project, University of Glasgow; Professor Abigail Marks, Professor of Work and Employment Studies, Heriot-Watt University; Professor David Bell, Professor of Economics, University of Stirling; Professor Ken Gibb, Professor of Housing Economics and Director of Policy Scotland, University of Glasgow; Professor Paul Spicker, Emeritus Professor of Public Policy, Robert Gordon University. 4. Work programme priorities: The Committee will review the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.