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Chamber and committees

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee


Minutes: 09 September 2025

Tuesday, 09 September 2025

22nd Meeting, 2025

Minutes


1. Decisions on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take items 3, 4 and 5 in private.


2. Pre-budget scrutiny 2026-2027:

The Committee took evidence from—

Professor Neil Craig, Professor of Public Health Economics, Glasgow Caledonian University;

Dr Danny Ruta, Consultant in Public Health, NHS Grampian.

Emma Harper declared an interest as a registered nurse and former NHS employee.

Dr Sandesh Gulhane declared an interest as a practising NHS GP.


3. Pre-budget scrutiny 2026-2027 (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.


4. Work programme (In Private):

The Committee considered its work programme and agreed to write to the Scottish Government concerning correspondence it had recently received from Long Covid Kids and Friends, and Long Covid Scotland.


5. Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill (In Private):

The Committee considered a draft Stage 1 report. Various changes were agreed to, and the Committee agreed to consider a revised draft at its next meeting.


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