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Health, Social Care and Sport Committee


Agenda: 02 September 2025

Tuesday, 02 September 2025

21st Meeting, 2025

Start time: 08:45am
Location: TG.60-CR3 The Fleming Room
Agenda items:

  1. Decisions on taking business in private
  2. Employment Rights Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
  3. Good Food Nation
  4. Employment Rights Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
  5. Good Food Nation

Agenda published: Thursday, 28 August 2025 04:50pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Decisions on taking business in private

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


2. Employment Rights Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

The Committee will take evidence on supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum LCM-S6-53b from—

  • Tom Arthur
    Minister for Social Care and Mental Wellbeing
    Scottish Government
  • Anne Cairns
    Solicitor
    Scottish Government
  • Danny Duffy
    Fair Work, Social Care
    Scottish Government
  • David Holmes
    Fair Work, Economy
    Scottish Government
  • Rachael Thomas
    Fair Work, Social Care
    Scottish Government

Papers for this item:


3. Good Food Nation

The Committee will take evidence from—

  • Mhairi Brown
    Head of Food Futures
    Food, Farming and Countryside Commission Scotland
  • Anna Chworow
    Deputy Director
    Nourish Scotland
  • Claire Hislop
    Organisational Lead for Food and Physical Activity
    Public Health Scotland
  • Professor Lindsay Jaacks
    Deputy Director and Personal Chair of Global Health and Nutrition
    University of Edinburgh
  • and then from:

  • Mairi Gougeon
    Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands
    Scottish Government
  • James Hamilton
    Lawyer
    Scottish Government
  • Tracy McCollin
    Head of Good Food Nation Team
    Scottish Government
  • Jo Mitchell
    Procurement Policy Manager
    Scottish Government
  • James Wilson
    Population Health Strategy and Improvement
    Scottish Government

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


4. Employment Rights Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

The Committee will consider a draft report on supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum LCM-S6-53b.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


5. Good Food Nation

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


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