Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

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Meeting Agenda

2nd Meeting, 2026

• Date: Tuesday, January 13, 2026
• Session: 6
• Location: TG.60-CR3 The Fleming Room
• Start time: 09:15am
• Published: Friday, January 9, 2026 12:52pm

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1 Decisions on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take items 3, 4 and 6 in private.

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2 Climate Change Plan

The Committee will take evidence from—

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Witnesses

Professor Jill Belch, Co-Chair of Air Pollution Working Group, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Professor Ruth Doherty, Chair in Atmospheric Sciences, School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh

Professor Peter Scarborough, Professor of Population Health, University of Oxford

Dr Andrew Sudmant, Edinburgh Climate Change Institute, University of Edinburgh

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Climate Change Plan - Note by the Clerk posted 08/01/2026 (Ref: HSCS/S6/26/2/1, 137KB, pdf)

HSCS/S6/26/2/2(P) (Private Paper)

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3 Subordinate legislation

The Committee will consider a draft report on the Hydrolysis (Scotland) (No. 1) Regulations 2026 and the Hydrolysis (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 2026.

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HSCS/S6/26/2/3(P) (Private Paper)

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4 Work programme

The Committee will consider its work programme.

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HSCS/S6/26/2/4(P) (Private Paper)

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5 ADHD and autism pathways and support (in private) (Private)

The Committee will consider a draft report.

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HSCS/S6/26/2/5(P) (Private Paper)

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6 Climate Change Plan

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

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