National Health Service (Variation of Areas of Health Boards) (Scotland) Order 2013 (SSI 2013/347)
Agenda item 2 is consideration of three negative Scottish statutory instruments, the first of which is SSI 2013/347. No motion to annul the order has been lodged, and the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee has not made any comments on it. Do members have any comments?
I welcome the order, and in particular the fact that it will resolve a situation in Lanarkshire.
The order will mean that Mr Lyle and I will have constituents in the same health board area, because responsibility for my constituents in Rutherglen, Cambuslang and Blantyre is to move to NHS Lanarkshire. During the Scottish Government’s statement in relation to concerns about NHS Lanarkshire, I asked the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing whether plans to transfer responsibility for my constituents to that board would be affected or damaged in any way as a result of the improvements that are being put in place in it. I was given reassurances that my constituents will receive an excellent service and that the plans are well under way. My constituents were seeking reassurance on that, and I am delighted to say that I have received it.
Do we know whether any other areas are affected, or is the area that has been mentioned the only one?
I am not aware of that.
National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2013 (SSI 2013/355)
No motion to annul the amendment regulations has been lodged, but the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee has drawn the Parliament’s attention to the instrument—the details of that are in members’ papers. As there are no comments, are we agreed that the committee has no recommendations to make on the amendment regulations?
Sports Grounds and Sporting Events (Designation) (Scotland) Order 2014 (SSI 2014/5)
No motion to annul the order has been lodged, and the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee has made no comments on it. As members have no comments, are we agreed that the committee has no recommendations to make on the order?
That concludes today’s meeting. I remind members that there is a private briefing from the Scottish Medicines Consortium on Thursday at 9.30 in committee room 5, for all members who can make it.