5th Meeting, 2022

Criminal Justice Committee, Health, Social Care and Sport Committee and Social Justice and Social Security Committee Joint Meeting

Date: Wednesday, February 2, 2022
Session: 6
Location: www.scottishparliament.tv
Meeting opened at: 10:00am
Meeting closed at: 12:46pm

Committee Members Attendees

Audrey Nicoll (Convener) 
Miles Briggs
Foysol Choudhury
Russell Findlay
Paul O'Kane 
Gillian Mackay 
Gillian Martin 
Pauline McNeill
Sue Webber
Elena Whitham 

1 Decision on taking business in private:

The Committees agreed to take item 3 in private.

2 Reducing drug deaths in Scotland and tackling problem drug use:

The Committees took evidence from—

David Strang, Chair, Scottish Drug Deaths Taskforce;

Angela Constance, Minister for Drugs Policy, Scottish Government.

3 Review of evidence (in private):

The Committees considered the evidence heard earlier under agenda item 2.