Health, Care and Sport Committee
The Committee was established in June 2026. It focuses on:
- health services in Scotland, including performance, staffing and funding
- primary care, including dentistry, GPs, and pharmacy services
- public health including mental health and wellbeing, and tackling drug and alcohol misuse
- social care
- sport and physical activity.
Next meeting of the committee
Start time:
9:30am, Wednesday 11 November 2026
Location: Committee Room 4
Agenda:
- Pre-Budget scrutiny 2027-28: Preparing for future challenges in the health, care and sport sectors (in private)
- Work programme (in private)
Dates for future meetings
The Health, Care and Sport Committee usually meets on Wednesday.
Previous meetings of the committee
Work of the Committee
Current work
Future work
The Committee agreed priority areas of focus in the coming months would be:
- Women’s health
- Issues in youth, men’s and women’s football
More information on these inquiries will be published in due course. Details of other, shorter items of business will also be published here.
Correspondence
Correspondence
Health, Care and Sport Committee
Cancer Research UK pre-budget scutiny briefing for Health Committee
3 November 2026
Letter from Cancer research UK, 3 November 2026
Health, Care and Sport Committee
3 November 2026
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Care to Convener, 3 November 2026
Health, Care and Sport Committee
ASH Scotland pre-budget scrutiny briefing for Health Committee
2 November 2026
Letter from ASH Scotland to Committee, 2 November 2026
Official Reports of meetings
Official Reports of meetings
Health, Care and Sport Committee
Meeting date: Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Pre-budget Scrutiny 2027-28, Subordinate Legislation
Health, Care and Sport Committee
Meeting date: Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Pre-budget Scrutiny 2027-28
Health, Care and Sport Committee
Meeting date: Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Pre-budget Scrutiny 2027-28, Subordinate Legislation
Health, Care and Sport Committee
Meeting date: Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Palliative Care, Subordinate Legislation
Health, Care and Sport Committee
Meeting date: Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Commonwealth Games 2026 and Widening Access to Sport
Health, Care and Sport Committee
Meeting date: Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Scottish Government Priorities
Health, Care and Sport Committee
Meeting date: Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Key Issues in the Social Care Sector
Health, Care and Sport Committee
Meeting date: Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Key Issues in the Health Sector, Decision on Taking Business in Private
Health, Care and Sport Committee
Meeting date: Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Interests, Deputy Convener, Decision on Taking Business in Private
Reports
Committee reports
Report on the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 Remedial Order 2026 [draft]
1st Report, 2026 (Session 7)
Published: 15 October 2026
Committee Remit
To consider and report on matters falling within the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Care, and on matters relating to sport
Current Members
Helen McDade
Convener
Reform UK
Jack Middleton
Deputy Convener
Scottish National Party
Heather Anderson
Member
Scottish National Party
Adam Harley
Member
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill
Member
Scottish Green Party
Joe Long
Member
Scottish Labour
Paul McLennan
Member
Scottish National Party
Full details of committee membership, including substitute and previous members