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Official Report: search what was said in Parliament

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 1 July 2025
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Health, Social Care and Sport Committee [Draft]

Welfare and Sustainability in Scottish Youth Football

Meeting date: 17 June 2025

Carol Mochan

It is quite hard to listen to what is being said—we are speaking about children, and it is important that we are clear about that. I come back to a point that Mahesh Madlani made. Did you say that a 13-year-old could be fined a four-figure sum?

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee [Draft]

Welfare and Sustainability in Scottish Youth Football

Meeting date: 17 June 2025

Carol Mochan

I am interested in the notion that we have a legal relationship with 13-year-olds and under, so anything that you might have on that issue that could help us would be very helpful. Thank you.

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee [Draft]

Food Standards Scotland

Meeting date: 10 June 2025

Carol Mochan

That is very helpful, because I was going to ask how the act works. Perhaps we need to look at the issue and follow up. Thank you.

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee [Draft]

Food Standards Scotland

Meeting date: 10 June 2025

Carol Mochan

I will ask about the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020. I know that you have commented on it before, but, to help us understand, what do you think the overall impact of the act will be on food standards and consumer protection in Scotland? Have you had any discussion with or made representation to the UK Government, and how has that gone?

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee [Draft]

Pandemic Preparedness

Meeting date: 3 June 2025

Carol Mochan

I am pleased to hear you talk about resilience across the NHS and social care. The pandemic shone a light on the need to ensure that the parties in that relationship are equal and are considered at all times. Is enough work going on among the Scottish Government, NHS boards and local government for that to happen, were we to see a pandemic in the near future?

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee [Draft]

Pandemic Preparedness

Meeting date: 3 June 2025

Carol Mochan

That is helpful; thank you.

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee [Draft]

Pandemic Preparedness

Meeting date: 3 June 2025

Carol Mochan

The UK inquiry’s module 1 report emphasises the importance of surge capacity in the NHS and says that that was not planned for in the simulated exercises. Given that the NHS and social care sectors were found to be unable to “surge up” at the onset of the pandemic, to what extent do you think they could deal with that now, given that we are still catching up after the pandemic? Where are we on that, if we needed it in the future?

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 27 May 2025

Carol Mochan

Is some of the specific training that might be required available at the moment, or do additional things need to be put in place to make it happen for healthcare professionals?

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Employment Rights Bill (UK Parliament Legislation)

Meeting date: 27 May 2025

Carol Mochan

You have answered quite a lot of the questions that I was going to ask, so I will have a wee look at the scope of the proposals and the funding. Can you clarify why the proposed negotiating body will exclude children’s social care staff? Is there a particular reason for that?

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Employment Rights Bill (UK Parliament Legislation)

Meeting date: 27 May 2025

Carol Mochan

That is a helpful clarification—thank you.

On funding, have you done any cost analysis of sectoral bargaining and fair work arrangements? Could we look at anything on that?