The Committee was established in June 2021. It focuses on:
Location: TG.60-CR3 The Fleming Room
Agenda:
The Health, Social Care and Sport Committee usually meets weekly on Tuesdays.
The Committee considers its work programme regularly to maintain a rolling programme of business. The Committee's main business over coming months will include:
National Care Service (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will undertake additional scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 2 in Autumn/Winter 2024.
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: The Committee issued a call for written evidence in June 2024, which will close in August. The Committee plans to hold oral evidence sessions as part of its Stage 1 scrutiny in late 2024.
Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider its approach to scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1 in due course.
The Committee will also further consider the following topics. Please note timings have been provided where known:
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
16 May 2025
Correspondence from the Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport to the HSCS Convener in relation to the Care Reform (Scotland) Bill, 16 May 2025
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates
15 May 2025
Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care to the HSCS Convener with an update in relation to Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates, 15 May 2025
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
14 May 2025
Correspondence from the Minister for Public Health and Women’s Health to the HSCS Convener with an update in relation to the Infected Blood Inquiry, 14 May 2025
Meeting date: Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Tobacco and Vapes Bill
Meeting date: Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1, Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1, Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1, Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Sportscotland, Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, National Care Service (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2, Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Interests, National Care Service (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2
Meeting date: Thursday, February 20, 2025
Tackling Drug Deaths and Drug Harm, Decision on Taking Business in Private, Tackling Drug Deaths and Drug Harm
Meeting date: Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Meeting date: Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Subordinate Legislation, Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Meeting date: Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Subordinate Legislation, Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Legislative Consent Memorandum (LCM) on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill
This report sets out the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee's consideration of the Legislative Consent Memorandum (LCM-S6-51) and subsequent supplementary LCM-S6-51a on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.
Stage 1 report: Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill
Lead Committee report by the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee on the general principles of the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill.
The Community Care (Personal Care and Nursing Care) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 [draft]
This report sets out the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee's consideration of a Scottish Statutory Instrument (SSI) at its meeting on 4 March 2025.
To consider and report on matters falling within the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care.
Full details of committee membership, including substitute and previous members