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Chamber and committees

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee


Minutes: 24 February 2026

Tuesday, 24 February 2026

9th Meeting, 2026

Start time:09:00am
End time: 12:28pm
Location: TG.60-CR3 The Fleming Room
Published: Wednesday, 25 February 2026
Also Present:
  • Jenni Minto (Minister for Public Health and Women's Health), Jeremy Balfour, Maurice Golden, Fulton MacGregor, Stuart McMillan

Minutes


1. Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill:

The Committee considered the Bill at Stage 2.

The following amendments were agreed to (without division): 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 1, 2, 3, 22, 23, 24, 25, 88, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 107,  32, 33, 4 and 34.

The following amendments were agreed to (by division)—
89 (For 8, Against 2, Abstentions 0)
96 (For 8, Against 2, Abstentions 0)
35 (For 8, Against 0, Abstentions 2)

The following amendments were disagreed to (by division)—
64 (For 2, Against 8, Abstentions 0)
44 (For 2, Against 8, Abstentions 0)
79 (For 5, Against 5, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote) 
47 (For 3, Against 7, Abstentions 0)
48 (For 2, Against 8, Abstentions 0)
50 (For 0, Against 10, Abstentions 0)
97 (For 4, Against 5, Abstentions 1)
56 (For 2, Against 8, Abstentions 0)
57 (For 3, Against 7, Abstentions 0)
104 (For 4, Against 6, Abstentions 0)
59 (For 4, Against 6, Abstentions 0)

The following amendments were moved and, no member having objected, withdrawn: 75, 76, 77, 45 and 62.

Amendment 40 was pre-empted.

The following amendments were not moved: 65, 36, 37, 38, 39, 22A, 22B, 22C, 22D, 68, 69, 41, 71, 42, 43, 73, 78, 80, 81, 83, 46, 49, 84, 87, 51, 52, 90, 91, 92, 53, 54, 93, 94, 95, 55, 98, 99, 100, 102, 103, 106, 58, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 60, 61, 115, 117, 118, 119, 63, 120 and 121. 

The following provisions were agreed to without amendment: sections 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20 and 21 and the long title.

The following provisions were agreed to as amended: section 1, schedule 1, sections 2, 4, 5, 12, schedule 2, sections 15, 17, and 19.

The question on amendment 105 was not put in the absence of a financial resolution.

The Committee completed Stage 2 consideration of the Bill.


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