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Health, Social Care and Sport Committee


Minutes: 11 November 2025

Tuesday, 11 November 2025

30th Meeting, 2025

Start time:08:30am
End time: 01:02pm
Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room
Published: Wednesday, 12 November 2025
Substitute Members Attendees:
Also Present:
  • Liam McArthur (member in charge of the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill), Jeremy Balfour, Miles Briggs, Bob Doris, Pam Duncan-Glancy, Ross Greer, Daniel Johnson, Fulton MacGregor, Stuart McMillan, Sue Webber.

Minutes


1. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee decided to take item 2 in private.


2. Work programme (In Private):

The Committee agreed to invite relevant stakeholders and the Minister for Public Health and Women's Health to attend its meeting on 25 November to give evidence on the Food (Promotion and Placement) (Scotland) Regulations 2025.


3. Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill:

The Committee considered the Bill at Stage 2 (Day 2).

The following amendments were agreed to (without division): 65 and 224.

The following amendments were agreed to (by division)—

2 (For 8, Against 0, Abstentions 1)

27 (For 7, Against 1, Abstentions 1)

228 (For 6, Against 2, Abstentions 1)

The following amendments were disagreed to (by division)—

66 (For 1, Against 7, Abstentions 1)

151 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 2)

49 (For 2, Against 7, Abstentions 0)

225 (For 2, Against 7, Abstentions 0)

85 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 2)

152 (For 0, Against 9, Abstentions 0)

153 (For 2, Against, 4, Abstentions 3)

86 (For 2, Against 6, Abstention 1)

Amendment 226 was moved and, no member having objected, withdrawn.

Amendment 227 was not moved.

Section 5 was agreed to without amendment.

The following provisions were agreed to as amended: section 4 and schedule 1.

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

The Committee ended consideration of the Bill for the day amendment 229 having been moved but not disposed of.


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