FOI/202100242821 · FOI · unclear
Cabinet meetings attended by Patrick Harvie MSP or Lorna Slater MSP: FOI release
Information requested
1. The number of Cabinet meetings held since 28 August 2021; 2. The number of Cabinet meetings attended by either Patrick Harvie or Lorna Slater; 3. The purpose for which they attended; and 4. The number of Cabinet meetings since 28 August attended by other junior Ministers. Please specify which Minister attended on what date and for what purpose.
Response
The answers to your questions are as follows: 1. Between 28 August 2021 and 27 September 2021, four Cabinet meetings were held; 2. Neither Patrick Harvie MSP, Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants’ Rights, nor Lorna Slater MSP, Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity, attended any of these four Cabinet meetings; 3. Not applicable - see response to question 2; and 4. The information requested is provided in the table below:
Date Junior Minister in attendance Purpose 31 August 2021 Minister for Parliamentary Business To discuss Parliamentary Business Minister for Just Transition, Employment and Fair Work As substitute for the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Economy 7 September 2021 Minister for Parliamentary Business To discuss Parliamentary Business Minister for Social Security and Local Government As substitute for the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government Minister for Mental Wellbeing and Social Care As substitute for the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care 14 September 2021 Minister for Environment and Land Reform As substitute for the Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport 21 September 2021 Minister for Parliamentary Business To discuss Parliamentary Business
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