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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