Health and Sport Committee

Meeting date: Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Official Report 490KB pdf

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Subordinate Legislation

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Nutrition and Health Claims (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2010 (SSI 2010/307)

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Addition of Vitamins, Minerals and Other Substances (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2010 (SSI 2010/308)

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National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) (Scotland) Amendment (No 2) Regulations 2010 (SSI 2010/319)

I welcome everyone to the 29th meeting in 2010 of the Health and Sport Committee. Here we are again, worthy workers. I remind everyone, including our witnesses and members of the public, to switch off mobile phones and other electronic equipment. Apologies have been received from Michael Matheson and I welcome his substitute, Joe FitzPatrick, to the meeting.

The first item on the agenda is consideration of three negative Scottish statutory instruments. SSI 2010/307 and SSI 2010/308 are technical amendments to existing European nutrition, vitamin and mineral regulations that are in force in Scotland and SSI 2010/319 updates various allowances and travel expenses for national health service students. Members have received a copy of each instrument and a cover note from the clerk summarising its purpose. I can tell members that the Subordinate Legislation Committee had no comments to make on any of them. If members have no comments, is the committee content not to make any recommendations on these instruments?

Members indicated agreement.

I should also say that this is the last time that members will receive hard copies of subordinate legislation. From now on, instruments will be made available online, which is only sensible.