About the Bill
The University of St Andrews (Degree in Medicine and Dentistry) Bill was introduced in the Scottish Parliament on 29 September 2020 by the Cabinet Secretarty for Health and Sport, Jeane Freeman MSP.
The Bill would amend the Universities (Scotland) Act 1966 to remove the prohibition which stops St. Andrews University from awarding degrees in Medicine and Dentistry.
More information on the Bill and associated documents can be found at the following link:
St Andrews (Degree in Medicine and Dentistry) Bill.
Stage 1
The Health and Sport Committee has been designated as lead committee for Stage 1 Scrutiny.
Financial Memorandum
As with all Bills, the Finance and Constitution Committee invites written evidence on the estimated financial implication of the Bill as set out in its accompanying Financial Memorandum (FM).
The Financial Memorandum published alongside the Bill sets out the estimated costs of introducing the legislation and the additional receipts that are expected to be generated as a result of the changes proposed. Before asking a submission, please read our Privacy Notice about submitting your views to a Committee. This tells you about how we process personal date.
Please note that in most cases your submission will be published on the Scottish Parliament's website and may be quoted in the Committee's report or in Committee meetings (which are public and broadcast).
Please use the Questionnaire provided for your submission
The deadline to submit your views is: Wednesday 18 November.
We welcome written views in English, Gaelic, Scots or any other language. Due to the time required to process and analyse evidence, late submissions will only be accept with the agreement of the Committee Clerk.
Written responses should be sent electronically, to [email protected]
Ideally submissions should be no more than four sides of A4.