Minutes: 23 September 2025

1. Decisions on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take items 5, 6, 7 and 8 in private.

2. Welfare and sustainability in Scottish youth football:

The Committee took evidence from—

Ian Maxwell, Chief Executive, Scottish Football Association;

Neil Doncaster, Chief Executive, Scottish Professional Football League.

Brian Whittle declared an interest as having a grandson in the Club Academy Scotland System.

3. Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (UK Parliament legislation):

The Committee took evidence on legislative consent memorandum LCM-S6-62 from—

Neil Gray, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Ailsa Garland, Solicitor and Susan Wilson, Assisted Dying Shadow Bill Team Manager, Scottish Government.

4. Subordinate legislation:

The Committee considered the following negative instrument—

Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (Amounts) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025

The Committee agreed to make no recommendations in relation to the instrument.

5. Welfare and sustainability in Scottish youth football (In Private):

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

6. Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (UK Parliament legislation) (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 3 and to delegate to the Convener responsibility for signing off a report on the LCM on the Committee’s behalf.

7. Proposed national Good Food Nation plan (In Private):

The Committee considered a draft report. Various changes were agreed to, and the Committee agreed to consider a revised draft by correspondence or, if need be, at its next meeting.

8. ASD and ADHD pathways and support inquiry (In Private):

The Committee received a background briefing from the National Autism Implementation Team (NAIT).