Health and Sport Committee

Convener

*Duncan McNeil (Greenock and Inverclyde) (Lab)

Deputy convener

*Bob Doris (Glasgow) (SNP)

Committee members

*Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab)

Colin Keir (Edinburgh Western) (SNP)

*Richard Lyle (Central Scotland) (SNP)

*Aileen McLeod (South Scotland) (SNP)

*Nanette Milne (North East Scotland) (Con)

*Gil Paterson (Clydebank and Milngavie) (SNP)

*Dr Richard Simpson (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab)

The following also participated:

Myles Fitt (Breakthrough Breast Cancer)

Joan Fletcher (Association for Glycogen Storage Disease UK)

Professor Jonathan Fox (Scottish Medicines Consortium)

Alastair Kent (Rare Disease UK)

Anne Lee (Scottish Medicines Consortium)

Lesley Loeliger (PNH Scotland and PNH Alliance)

Eric Low (Myeloma UK)

Dr Frances Macdonald (Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry)

Ian Mackersie (aHUSUK—A Patients and Families Support Group)

Karen McNee (Kidney Cancer Scotland)

Dennis Robertson (Aberdeenshire West) (SNP) (Committee Substitute)

Emlyn Samuel (Cancer Research UK)

Leigh Smith (Melanoma Action and Support Scotland)

Professor Angela Timoney (Scottish Medicines Consortium)

Professor Matthew Walters (Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow)

Professor David Webb (Scottish Medicines Consortium)

Clerk to the committee

Eugene Windsor