(As agreed by resolution of Parliament on 15 June 2021)
Convener: Siobhian Brown (from 23 June 2021)
Deputy Convener: Murdo Fraser (from 23 June 2021)
Membership: The committee has 9 members
Committee meetingsThere were 30 meetings in the parliamentary year.NumberTotal meetings of the Committee30Meetings held wholly in private2Meetings held partly in private25Joint meetings with other Committees0Meetings held outside the Parliament0Meetings held remotely by video conference5Hybrid meetings18Committee membersMembersPartyNumber of meetings attended (possible total)Siobhian Brown (from 17 June 2021)SNP30(30)Jim Fairlie (from 17 June 2021)SNP29(30)Murdo Fraser (from 17 June 2021)Con30(30)John Mason (from 17 June 2021)SNP30(30)Alex Rowley (from 17 June 2021)Lab29(30)Brian Whittle (from 17 June 2021)Con29(30)Substitute membersSubstitute MembersPartyNumber of meetings attendedJackie Baillie (from 22 September 2021)Lab1James Dornan (8 September 2021 – 31 March 2022)SNP0Sandesh Gulhane (from 8 September 2021)Con0Stuart McMillan (from 31 March 2022)SNP0Reporters: None
Committee Clerk: Sigrid Robinson
Advisers:
Dr Helen Stagg, Reader (Associate Professor) in Infectious Disease Epidemiology Organisation, University of Edinburgh;
Professor Peter Donnelly, Professor of Public Health Medicine and Director of the Sir James Mackenzie Institute for early diagnosis, University of St Andrews;
Professor Susie Dunachie, National Institute for Health Research Global Research Professor, University of Oxford
Visits: None
Events: None
WitnessesThe following witnesses were called to give oral evidenceCategoryNumberScottish Government Ministers21Scottish Government officials58Members of the Scottish Parliament0Representatives of public bodies9Representatives of local authorities3UK Ministers0UK Government officials0Members of the UK Parliament0Representatives from other legislatures0Representatives of trade unions0Representatives of professional associations0NHS1Representatives of voluntary sector26Representatives of higher education bodies15Other categories of witnesses26Business transactedBusinessNo.DetailsInquiries3Baseline health protection measures: preparing for winter and pathways to recovery;Excess deaths in Scotland since the start of the pandemic;Vaccination certificationConsultations3Coronavirus (Discretionary Compensation for Self-isolation) (Scotland) Bill;Excess deaths in Scotland since the start of the pandemic;What questions do you have on COVID19 in Scotland?