Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

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Meeting Agenda

14th Meeting, 2023

• Date: Tuesday, April 25, 2023
• Session: 6
• Location: TG.60-CR3 The Fleming Room
• Start time: 08:45am
• Published: Monday, April 24, 2023 11:26am

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1 Choice of Convener

The Committee will choose a Convener.

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Paper 1 - Choice of Convener posted 20/04/2023 (Ref: HSCS/S6/23/14/1, 80KB, pdf)

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2 Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take items 4 and 5 in private.

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3 Inquiry into female participation in sport and physical activity

The Committee will take evidence from—

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Witnesses

Bobby Hain, Managing Director of Broadcasting, STV

Catherine Houlihan, Managing Editor, ITV Borders

John McLellan, Director, Scottish Newspaper Society

Margaret Mary Murray, Head of BBC Gaelic Language Services and Inclusion, BBC Scotland

Catherine Salmond, Editor, The Herald

Louise Thornton, Head of Commissioning, BBC Scotland

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Paper 2- Inquiry into female participation into sport and physical activity - Note by the Clerk posted 20/04/2023 (Ref: HSCS/S6/23/14/2, 96KB, pdf)

HSCS/S6/23/14/3(P) (Private Paper)

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4 Inquiry into female participation in sport and physical activity

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 3.

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5 Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill

The Committee will consider its draft Stage 1 report.

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HSCS/S6/23/14/4(P) (Private Paper)

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