Cross-Party Group on Improving Scotland’s Health th Wednesday 15 December 2021 12:30 Minute Present MSPs • Brian Whittle MSP, Co-Convener and Convener for this meeting • Foysol Choudhury MSP • Audrey Nicoll MSP • Joe FitzPatrick MSP • Miles Briggs MSP Invited guests • Professor Jeff Collin, Professor of Global Health Policy at the University of Edinburgh • Professor Mark Petticrew, Professor of Public Health Evaluation at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine • Hilda Campbell, Chief Executive of COPE Scotland Non-MSP Group Members Abbie Irving University of Edinburgh Aidan Reid Royal College of Psychiatrists in Scotland Alexandra Taylor Alcohol Focus Scotland Alice Fabbri University of Bath Alison Douglas Alcohol Focus Scotland Alison Giles Institute of Alcohol Studies Amanda Amos Group for Research on Inequalities and Tobacco (GRIT), University of Edinburgh Amy Hickman Breast Cancer Now 1 Andy MacGregor ScotCen Social Research Anna Cowan ASH Scotland Annie Brown Patchwork Astryd Jamieson NHS Shetland Christina Buckton Public Health Scotland Claire Hislop Public Health Scotland David Blane University of Glasgow Elena Dimova Glasgow Caledonian University Elinor Jayne SHAAP Elisabeth Smart NHS Highland Elspeth Molony Public Health Scotland Emma Crawshaw Crew 2000 (Scotland) Fiona Lockett NHS Fife Frederike Garbe NHS Lothian Gemma Crompton Alcohol Focus Scotland Glenys Jones Association for Nutrition Graeme Callander We are with you Harpreet Kohli SHAAP Hazel Cheeseman ASH England Helen Reilly Royal Pharmaceutical Society Holly Gabriel Consensus Action on Salt, Sugar and Health Jardine Simpson Scottish Recovery Consortium Jennifer Forsyth Obesity Action Scotland Jonathan Roden British Heart Foundation Scotland Jonathan Sher Queen's Nursing Institute Scotland Joy Tomlinson NHS Fife Karen MacNee Health Improvement Division, Scottish Government Karl Ferguson Public Health Scotland Katherine Smith University of Edinburgh Kay Samson NHS Fife Kenny Harrison Local Licensing Forum, Argyll & Bute Council 2 Kirsten Sinclair Glasgow Children’s Hospital Laura Mahon Alcohol Focus Scotland Laura Wilson Food Standards Scotland Lauren Carters-White University of Edinburgh Laurence Gruer Individual Member Lesley Hinds Edinburgh City Council Lucia D’Ambruoso Centre for Global Development, University of Aberdeen Marissa Smith MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow Mathis Heydtmann NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Megan McGarrigle Alcohol Focus Scotland Nathan Critchlow University of Stirling Niamh Shortt University of Edinburgh Nicola Paul ASH Scotland Nikki Boyle Inverclyde HSCP Rebecca Sibbett Alcohol Focus Scotland Scott Hogg ASH Scotland Shona Hilton The Institute of Health & Wellbeing, University of Glasgow Simon Shepherd University of Dundee Stephen Young Scottish Government Tom Steiner Obesity Action Scotland Apologies Carol Emslie Glasgow Caledonian University Ian McCall Paths for All Mathis Heydtmann NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Simon Jones Stirling & Clackmannanshire Health & Social Care Partnership Sue Whittle Leader of Compassion Edinburgh - Local Volunteer Group Muriel Mowat Befriending Networks Agenda item 1 3 Welcome from Convener, Brian Whittle MSP The Convener, Brian Whittle MSP, opened the meeting and noted the discussion topic: industry influence and conflict of interest.