All meetings of the committee

All meetings of the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee held in 2023. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and videos of meetings.

39th Meeting

19 December

1. Decisions on taking business in private
2. Healthcare in remote and rural areas
3. Scottish Football Association
4. Healthcare in remote and rural areas (in private)
5. Healthcare in remote and rural areas
6. Scottish Football Association

38th Meeting

12 December

1. Decisions on taking business in private
2. Healthcare in remote and rural areas
3. Healthcare in remote and rural areas (in private)
4. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
5. Work programme

37th Meeting

05 December

1. Decisions on taking business in private
2. Healthcare in remote and rural areas
3. Healthcare in remote and rural areas
4. Women's Health Champion
5. Electronic patient record
6. Post-legislative scrutiny: Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Act 2012

36th Meeting

28 November

1. Decisions on taking business in private
2. Healthcare in remote and rural areas
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Healthcare in remote and rural areas
5. Perinatal mental health
6. Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill

35th Meeting

21 November

1. Decisions on taking business in private
2. Healthcare in remote and rural areas
3. Women's Health Champion
4. Healthcare in remote and rural areas
5. Women's Health Champion
6. Regulatory alignment with EU law

34th Meeting

14 November

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Public health impact of vaping
4. Public health impact of vaping

33rd Meeting

07 November

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Post-legislative scrutiny: Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Act 2012
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Subordinate legislation
6. Subordinate legislation
7. Post-legislative scrutiny: Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Act 2012
8. Post-legislative scrutiny: Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019
9. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
10. Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill

32nd Meeting

02 November

1. Joint meeting with the Criminal Justice Committee and Social Justice and Social Security Committee on tackling drug deaths and drug harm

31st Meeting

31 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
3. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
4. Post-legislative scrutiny: Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013
5. Healthcare in remote and rural areas

30th Meeting

24 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Subordinate legislation
4. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
5. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
6. Pre-budget scrutiny 2024-25
7. Vaping
8. Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill

29th Meeting

03 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
3. Pre-budget scrutiny 2024-25
4. Inquiry into female participation in sport and physical activity
5. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
6. Pre-budget scrutiny 2024-25

28th Meeting

26 September

1. Joint meeting with the Criminal Justice Committee and Social Justice and Social Security Committee on tackling drug deaths and drug harm

27th Meeting

26 September

1. Subordinate legislation

26th Meeting

19 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Pre-budget scrutiny 2024-25
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Pre-budget scrutiny 2024-25
5. Winter planning 2023-24
6. COVID-19 Recovery Committee Legacy paper
7. Inquiry into female participation in sport and physical activity

25th Meeting

12 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Programme for Government 2023-24
3. Programme for Government 2023-24
4. Healthcare in remote and rural areas
5. Inquiry into female participation in sport and physical activity

24th Meeting

05 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Winter planning 2023-24
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Winter planning 2023-24
5. Work programme
6. Experiences of the Complex Mesh Surgical Service

23rd Meeting

27 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Performance of frontline NHS Boards and NHS Recovery
3. Performance of frontline NHS Boards and NHS Recovery
4. Work programme

22nd Meeting

20 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. NHS Boards scrutiny
3. Subordinate legislation
4. NHS Boards scrutiny
5. Experiences of the Complex Mesh Surgical Service
6. Pre-budget scrutiny 2024-25

21st Meeting

13 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill
3. Inquiry into healthcare in remote and rural areas

20th Meeting

06 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. NHS Boards scrutiny
3. Inquiry into female participation in sport and physical activity
4. NHS Boards scrutiny
5. Inquiry into female participation in sport and physical activity

19th Meeting

30 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Inquiry into female participation in sport and physical activity
3. NHS Boards scrutiny
4. European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
5. Inquiry into female participation in sport and physical activity
6. NHS Boards scrutiny
7. Winter planning 2023-24
8. Annual report

18th Meeting

23 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. NHS Boards scrutiny
3. Inquiry into female participation in sport and physical activity
4. NHS Boards scrutiny
5. Inquiry into female participation in sport and physical activity

17th Meeting

16 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Follow-up scrutiny: Complex Mesh Surgical Service
3. Follow-up scrutiny: Complex Mesh Surgical Service

16th Meeting

09 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 timetable
3. Powers of Attorney Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
4. Subordinate legislation
5. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 timetable
6. Powers of Attorney Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

15th Meeting

02 May

1. Choice of Deputy Convener
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. NHS Boards scrutiny
4. Follow-up scrutiny: Complex Mesh Surgical Service
5. NHS Boards scrutiny
6. Follow-up scrutiny: Complex Mesh Surgical Service

14th Meeting

25 April

1. Choice of Convener
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Inquiry into female participation in sport and physical activity
4. Inquiry into female participation in sport and physical activity
5. Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill

13th Meeting

18 April

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Inquiry into female participation in sport and physical activity
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Inquiry into female participation in sport and physical activity

12th Meeting

28 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. NHS Boards scrutiny
3. Inquiry into female participation in sport and physical activity
4. Subordinate legislation
5. NHS Boards scrutiny
6. Inquiry into female participation in sport and physical activity
7. Work programme

11th Meeting

22 March

1. Joint meeting with the Criminal Justice Committee and Social Justice and Social Security Committee on reducing drug deaths in Scotland and tackling problem drug use

10th Meeting

21 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. NHS Boards scrutiny
3. Inquiry into female participation in sport and physical activity
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Subordinate legislation
6. NHS Boards scrutiny
7. Inquiry into female participation in sport and physical activity

9th Meeting

14 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill
3. Inquiry into female participation in sport and physical activity
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill
6. Inquiry into female participation in sport and physical activity

8th Meeting

07 March

1. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill (in private)

7th Meeting

28 February

1. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill (in private)

6th Meeting

21 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill
3. Public petitions
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill

5th Meeting

07 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill
3. Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill
4. Inquiry into female participation in sport and physical activity

4th Meeting

31 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill

3rd Meeting

24 January

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Independent Review into Racism in Scottish Cricket
4. Food Standards Scotland
5. Independent Review into Racism in Scottish Cricket
6. Food Standards Scotland

2nd Meeting

17 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Public petitions
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Work programme

1st Meeting

10 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Budget Scrutiny 2023-24
3. Budget Scrutiny 2023-24

All meetings of the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee held in 2022. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and videos of meetings.

38th Meeting

20 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
3. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill

37th Meeting

13 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
3. European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
4. Subordinate legislation
5. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill

36th Meeting

05 December

1. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill

35th Meeting

29 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
4. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill

34th Meeting

24 November

1. Joint meeting with the Criminal Justice Committee and Social Justice and Social Security Committee on reducing drug deaths in Scotland and tackling problem drug use

33rd Meeting

22 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
3. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill

32nd Meeting

15 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
3. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill

31st Meeting

08 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
4. Evidence Session

30th Meeting

01 November

1. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill

29th Meeting

25 October

1. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
2. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
3. Public petitions
4. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill (in private)
5. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2023/24 (in private)
6. Patient Safety Commissioner Bill (in private)

28th Meeting

04 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
3. Independent Review into Racism in Scottish Cricket
4. Experiences of health and social care integration
5. Consideration of Evidence
6. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill

27th Meeting

27 September

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Winter Planning
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Winter Planning
6. Inquiry into female participation in sport and physical activity

26th Meeting

20 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2023-24
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2023-24

25th Meeting

06 September

1. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
2. Work programme (in private)
3. Health Inequalities (in private)

24th Meeting

28 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Health Inequalities
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Subordinate legislation
6. Health Inequalities
7. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
8. Pre-Budget Scrutiny

23rd Meeting

21 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Health Inequalities
3. Health Inequalities
4. Work programme

22nd Meeting

14 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Health Inequalities
4. Health Inequalities

21st Meeting

07 June

1. Alternative Pathways to Primary Care (in private)

20th Meeting

31 May

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Health Inequalities
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Health Inequalities

19th Meeting

24 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Inquiry on Health Inequalities
3. Annual report
4. Inquiry on Health Inequalities

18th Meeting

17 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Social care update
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Provisional Common Frameworks
5. Social care update

17th Meeting

10 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Audit Scotland Report: NHS in Scotland 2021
3. Audit Scotland Report - NHS in Scotland 2021

16th Meeting

03 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Tackling alcohol harms in Scotland
3. Provisional Common Framework on Food Composition Standards and Labelling
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Tackling alcohol harms in Scotland
6. Provisional Common Framework on Food Composition Standards and Labelling

15th Meeting

26 April

1. Health Inequalities (in private)
2. Health and Wellbeing of Children and Young People (in private)

14th Meeting

19 April

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. NHS in Scotland 2021
3. Health and Care Bill (UK Parliament Legislation)
4. Subordinate legislation
5. NHS in Scotland 2021
6. Health and Care Bill (UK Parliament Legislation)

13th Meeting

29 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Alternative Pathways to Primary Care
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Alternative Pathways to Primary Care

12th Meeting

22 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Alternative Pathways to Primary Care
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Alternative Pathways to Primary Care

11th Meeting

15 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Alternative Pathways to Primary Care
3. Alternative Pathways to Primary Care
4. Provisional Common Framework on Food Compositional Standards & Labelling

10th Meeting

08 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Alternative Pathways to Primary Care
3. Alternative Pathways to Primary Care

9th Meeting

01 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Tackling alcohol harms in Scotland
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Subordinate legislation
6. Subordinate legislation
7. Subordinate legislation
8. Tackling alcohol harms in Scotland

8th Meeting

22 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Social care
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Social care
6. National Planning Framework 4
7. Good Food Nation (Scotland) Bill

7th Meeting

08 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Health and Wellbeing of Children and Young People
3. Health and Care Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
4. Health and Wellbeing of Children and Young People
5. Health and Care Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
6. Health Inequalities
7. Alternative Pathways to Primary Care

6th Meeting

02 February

1. Joint meeting with Criminal Justice Committee and Social Justice and Social Security Committee on reducing drug deaths in Scotland and tackling problem drug use

5th Meeting

01 February

1. Joint meeting with Criminal Justice Committee and Social Justice and Social Security Committee on reducing drug deaths in Scotland and tackling problem drug use

4th Meeting

01 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Health and Wellbeing of Children and Young People
3. Common Frameworks
4. Health and Wellbeing of Children and Young People
5. Common Frameworks
6. Perinatal Mental Health
7. Health Inequalities

3rd Meeting

25 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Health and Wellbeing of Children and Young People
3. National Planning Framework 4
4. Health and Wellbeing of Children and Young People
5. National Planning Framework 4

2nd Meeting

18 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Health and Wellbeing of Children and Young People
3. Common Framework on Public Health Protection and Health Security
4. European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
5. Subordinate legislation
6. Health and Wellbeing of Children and Young People
7. Common Framework on Public Health Protection and Health Security

1st Meeting

11 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Inquiry on Health and Wellbeing of Children and Young People
3. Transvaginal mesh removal reimbursement scheme
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Inquiry on Health and Wellbeing of Children and Young People
6. Transvaginal mesh removal reimbursement scheme
7. Inquiry on Care Pathways

All meetings of the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee held in 2021. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and videos of meetings.

16th Meeting

21 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Common Framework on Public Health Protection and Health Security
3. Budget Scrutiny 2022-23
4. Common Framework on Public Health Protection and Health Security
5. Budget Scrutiny 2022-23
6. National Planning Framework 4
7. Common Frameworks

15th Meeting

14 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Inquiry on Perinatal Mental Health
3. Transvaginal Mesh Removal (Cost Reimbursement) (Scotland) Bill
4. Inquiry on Perinatal Mental Health
5. Criminal Justice Committee Letter

14th Meeting

07 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Inquiry on Perinatal Mental Health
3. Inquiry on Perinatal Mental Health

13th Meeting

30 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Sport and Physical Activity
3. Sport and Physical Activity

12th Meeting

23 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Data and digital services in health and social care
3. Data and digital services in health and social care

11th Meeting

16 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Session 6 Priorities
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Session 6 Priorities
5. Common Framework on Public Health Protection and Health Security
6. Transvaginal Mesh Removal (Cost Reimbursement) (Scotland) Bill

10th Meeting

09 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Session 6 Priorities
3. Seasonal Planning and Preparedness
4. Session 6 Priorities
5. Seasonal planning and preparedness
6. Working Practices

9th Meeting

02 November

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Transvaginal Mesh Removal (Cost Reimbursement) (Scotland) Bill
4. Transvaginal Mesh Removal (Cost Reimbursement) (Scotland) Bill
5. Subordinate legislation
6. Evidence Session
7. Health and Wellbeing of Children and Young People
8. Perinatal Mental Health

8th Meeting

26 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Transvaginal Mesh Removal (Cost Reimbursement) (Scotland) Bill
3. Evidence Session
4. Budget Scrutiny
5. Health and Care Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
6. Work programme

7th Meeting

05 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Health and Care Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
3. Health and Care Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

6th Meeting

28 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Social Care Stakeholder Session
3. Health and Social Care Finance Stakeholder Session
4. Social Care Stakeholder Session
5. Health and Social Care Finance Stakeholder Session

5th Meeting

21 September

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Public Health Stakeholder Session
4. NHS Stakeholder Session
5. Subordinate legislation
6. Public Health Stakeholder Session
7. NHS Stakeholder Session
8. Professional Qualifications Bill (UK Parliament Legislation)
9. Health and Care Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

4th Meeting

14 September

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Session 6 priorities
4. Session 6 priorities

3rd Meeting

07 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Session 6 priorities
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Session 6 priorities

2nd Meeting

31 August

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Transvaginal Mesh Removal (Cost Reimbursement) (Scotland) Bill
4. Work programme
5. Pre-Budget Scrutiny

1st Meeting 2021

22 June

1. Declaration of interests
2. Choice of Convener
3. Choice of Deputy Convener
4. Decision on taking business in private
5. Legacy paper and Work programme