About the evidence session
At its meeting on 17 April 2018 the Committee agreed to hold a one-off round table evidence session on 26 June centred on the Year of Young People 2018 and their views and priorities in health and sport. Prior to the formal session on 26 June, the Committee also took part in fact-finding visits at selected schools and colleges. Further details noted below in the timetable section.
Timetable
The Committee agreed as part of its work on this topic to conduct fact-finding visits. The fact-finding visits provided Members with an opportunity to gather the views of young people on their priorities in health and sport.
The scheduled dates were as follows:-
4 June 2018
> Sunnyside Primary School, Glasgow
> Clyde College, Glasgow
> Longstone Primary School, Edinburgh
> Drummond Community High School, Edinburgh
> Scottish Parliament evening session with young adults (aged 17-26)
11 June 2018
> West End Primary School, Elgin
> Moray College UHI, Elgin
26 June 2018
Formal round table evidence session. The following organisations were invited to attend:
> Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland
> Barnardo's Scotland
> Scottish Youth Parliament
> Young Minds
> Who Cares Scotland
> sportscotland
> Healthcare Improvement Scotland
> Scottish Childrens Services Coalition
> Children in Scotland
Evidence
A short targeted call for views was issued on 11 May with the following questions:
> How well are the views and interests of young people taken into account in health and sport policy?
> What are the priorities of young people in health and sport?
The deadline for written submissions was 15 June.
How to submit your evidence
Responses should be sent, wherever possible, electronically in MS Word format using the Data Protection Form to : [email protected]
Hard-copy responses may be sent to: Health and Sport Committee, T3.60, Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh EH99 1SP.
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Read the written submissions
Correspondence
Following our fact-finding visits and formal evidence session in June, the Committee issued a letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport on 5 September 2018:
The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport responded to our letter on 27 September 2018:
For further information on the work of the Committee you can contact the Clerks on 0131 348 5224 or by e-mail at: [email protected]