Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Meeting Minutes
33rd Meeting, 2023
- Date: Tuesday, November 7, 2023
- Session: 6
- Location: TG.60-CR3 The Fleming Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:15
- Meeting closed at: 12:00
- Published: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 09:48am
Committee Members Attendees
- Clare Haughey (Convener)
- Paul Sweeney (Deputy Convener)
- Dr. Sandesh Gulhane (Member)
- Emma Harper (Member)
- Gillian Mackay (Member)
- Ivan McKee (Member)
- Carol Mochan (Member)
- David Torrance (Member)
- Evelyn Tweed (Member)
- Tess White (Member)
Substitute Members Attendees
1 Declaration of interests:
Ivan McKee was invited to declare any relevant interests and indicated he had nothing to declare.
2 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take items 7 to 10 in private.
3 Post-legislative scrutiny: Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Act 2012:
The Committee took evidence from—
Clare Beeston, Public Health Intelligence Principal, George Dodds, Chief Officer, Lucie Giles, Public Health Intelligence Principal and Tara Shivaji, Consultant in Public Health, Public Health Scotland.
Sandesh Gulhane declared an interest as a practising NHS GP.
4 Subordinate legislation:
The Committee took evidence on the Mental Health (National Secure Adolescent Inpatient Service: Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 [draft] from—
Maree Todd, Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport, Dr Aileen Blower, CAMHS Psychiatry Adviser, Ruth Christie, Head of Children, Young People and Families Unit, Douglas Kerr, Scottish Government Legal Department and Dr Gavin Reid, Principal Medical Officer (Forensic Psychiatry), Scottish Government.
Clare Haughey declared an interest as a registered mental health nurse.
5 Subordinate legislation:
The Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport to move—S6M-10534—That the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee recommends that the Mental Health (National Secure Adolescent Inpatient Service: Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 [draft] be approved.
After debate, the motion was agreed to by division: For 6, Against 4, Abstentions 0.
6 Subordinate legislation:
The Committee considered the following negative instrument— National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts and Primary Medical Services Section 17C Agreements) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2023
The Committee agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care.
The Committee agreed to make no recommendations in relation to the instrument.
Sandesh Gulhane declared an interest as a practising NHS GP.
7 Post-legislative scrutiny: Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Act 2012 (in private):
The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 3.
8 Post-legislative scrutiny: Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019 (in private):
The Committee considered and agreed a draft letter to the Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care.
9 National Care Service (Scotland) Bill (in private):
The Committee considered and agreed a draft letter to the Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport.
10 Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill (in private):
The Committee further considered its approach to the scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1.
Gillian Mackay did not participate in this item by virtue of Rule 9.13A.2(b). Ross Greer attended in her place by virtue of Rule 12.2A.2.