Chamber and committees

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

The Committee was established in June 2021. It focuses on:

health services in Scotland, including performance, staffing and funding
NHS recovery and remobilisation
primary care, including dentistry, GPs, and pharmacy services
public health including mental health and wellbeing, and tackling drug and alcohol misuse
social care
sport and physical activity

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Dates for future meetings

The Health, Social Care and Sport Committee usually meets weekly on Tuesdays.

Previous meetings of the committee

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Work of the Committee

Work of the Committee: Completed work

ADHD and autism pathways and support

Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill

Alternative pathways into primary care

Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill

Experiences of the Complex Mesh Surgical Service

Good Food Nation (Scotland) Bill

Good Food Nation Proposed National Plan

Health and wellbeing of children and young people

Healthcare in remote and rural areas

Inquiry into female participation in sport and physical activity

Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill

Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill

Post-legislative scrutiny of the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013

Questions to the Cabinet Secretary

Reducing drug deaths in Scotland and tackling problem drug use

Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill

The Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Non-surgical Procedures) Order 2026

The Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedule 5) Order 2026

Transvaginal Mesh Removal Cost Reimbursement Scotland Bill

Work of the Committee: Future work

The Health, Social Care and Sport Committee held its last meeting of Session 6 on 10 March 2026 and has now concluded its business for this parliamentary session. The Committee has produced a Session 6 Legacy Report and thanks everyone who has engaged with the Committee and supported its work during Session 6.

Work of the Committee: Correspondence

Correspondence

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

A Year of Progress Report

24 March 2026

Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, 24 March 2026

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Cervical Cancer Elimination Action Plan

24 March 2026

Correspondence from the Minister for Public Health and Women’s Health, 24 March 2026

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Scotland's Climate Change Plan

24 March 2026

Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy, 24 March 2026

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Work of the Committee: Official Reports of meetings

Official Reports of meetings

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Public Health Scotland, Tobacco and Vapes Bill

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Sport and Physical Activity, Subordinate Legislation

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Food Standards Scotland and the First National Good Food Nation Plan, Subordinate Legislation

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Meeting date: Thursday, February 12, 2026

Decision on Taking Business in Private

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Draft Climate Change Plan, Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill, Petitions

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland, Subordinate Legislation

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Budget Scrutiny 2026-27, Subordinate Legislation

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Draft Climate Change Plan, Subordinate Legislation

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Draft Climate Change Plan

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Work of the Committee: Reports

Committee reports

Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill (LCM-S6-51b)

Published: 18 March 2026

This report sets out the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee's consideration of the supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (LCM-S6-51b) on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.

Annual report of the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee 2025-26

Published: 18 March 2026

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee Session 6 Legacy Report

Published: 18 March 2026

This is a Session 6 Legacy Report from the Scottish Parliament's Health, Social Care and Sport Committee.

See all of this committee's reports