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This would not be in keeping with the overarching principle of the Gaza Medical Evacuations as a publicly funded humanitarian mission, nor the Scottish Government’s commitment to provide medical support for up to 20 children from Gaza, confirmed by the First Minister in a statement about the situation in Gaza to the Scottish Parliament on 3rd September 2025.
This instrument introduces a new regulation 4D into the 1989 Regulations, which creates an exemption from charges for persons who have been permitted to enter the UK for NHS treatment via the Gaza Medical Evacuations, as well as an exemption for their accompanying persons from charges for treatment, the need for which arose during their visit.
Convener: Richard Leonard (Lab)
Deputy Convener: Sharon Dowey (Con)
Membership: The committee has 5 members
Committee meetingsThere were 31 meetings in the parliamentary yearNumberTotal meetings of the Committee31Meetings held wholly in private7Meetings held partly in private24Joint meetings with other Committees0Meetings held outside the Parliament0Meetings held remotely by video conference0Hybrid meetings6Committee membersMembersPartyNumber of meetings attended (possible total)Colin BeattieSNP28 (31)Willie CoffeySNP29 (31)Sharon DoweyCon31 (31)Craig HoyCon29 (31)Richard LeonardLab31 (31)Substitute membersSubstitute membersPartyNumber of meetings attendedAlexander Burnett (until 22 September 2022)Con0Katy Clark (until 25 April 2023)Lab0Bill KiddSNP4Roz McCall (from 22 September 2022)Con2Colin Smyth (from 25 April 2023)Lab0Reporters: None
Committee Clerk: Lynn Russell
Advisers: None
Visits...
Participants during the Committee's visit to the Isle of Skye noted that many rural care homes have had to close down in recent years due to new accommodation standards which older buildings are unable to meet in a financially sustainable way.
Questions and Answers
Date lodged:
22 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how the proposals outlined in its latest Building a New Scotland paper, Our marine sector in an independent Scotland, will support Scotland's fisheries and coastal communities.
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the publication of the latest paper in the Building a New Scotland series, for what reasons it considers that an independent Scotland would need a written constitution.
The centre manager, Alison Gray, and her team are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who visit. Just like the statue in Manchester, my visit to Hawkhead caused me to count my blessings.
In addition, adults can be frightened of taking up something new, going into a new social environment or potentially, at the outset, not being very good at something.