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The Official Report is a written record of public meetings of the Parliament and committees.  

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 13 July 2025
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Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 25 March 2025

Gillian Mackay

Thank you.

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 25 March 2025

Gillian Mackay

That is great. Thank you.

There have been changes in recent years around the implementation of the MAT standards, as well as changes to other policies. Could the bill disrupt some of the work that is going on with the MAT standards and rub up against some of the other harm-reduction measures? Do other changes need to be made so that that does not happen?

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 25 March 2025

Gillian Mackay

Good morning. To what extent does the bill address changing patterns of drug use in Scotland, particularly around polysubstance and alcohol use?

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 25 March 2025

Gillian Mackay

Does the bill strike the correct balance with regard to prevention, harm reduction and treatment? We have already heard a wee bit about that, but I want to dig a bit deeper into it. If the bill does not do so, what do you believe needs to be changed in it to strike that balance correctly?

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 25 March 2025

Gillian Mackay

Yes, of course.

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 25 March 2025

Gillian Mackay

Several stakeholders, including ADPs and individuals with lived experience, have raised concerns that the bill leans too heavily towards abstinence-based treatment, potentially limiting access to harm reduction strategies such as MAT and safer drug use interventions. Given the importance of tailoring support to individual needs, which we have covered, should the bill be amended to better integrate harm reduction approaches with other treatments?

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 25 March 2025

Gillian Mackay

Does anybody else want to come in on that question?

Meeting of the Parliament [Draft]

Urgent Question

Meeting date: 20 March 2025

Gillian Mackay

Agreement of the operating principles of the delivery vehicle is one of the key issues in the next steps portion of the paper, to avoid a situation in which a project is set up, benefits from public investment, extracts profit and then leaves workers in the lurch when conditions change. What is the timescale for agreeing the operating principles? How will unions and workers be involved in agreeing those principles? What will the Scottish Government do to ensure that any funding comes with the appropriate strings, so that we see the projects that we want to see, with terms and conditions for workers that will last?

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 18 March 2025

Gillian Mackay

Good morning.

In your professional opinion, how appropriate is it to set timescales for drug and alcohol-related treatment in legislation, and how might the provisions in the bill impact on waiting times for that treatment?

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 18 March 2025

Gillian Mackay

Thank you. I will leave it there, convener, in the interests of time.