3rd Meeting, 2021

Date: Tuesday, September 7, 2021
Session: 6
Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
Meeting opened at: 09:31 am
Meeting closed at: 11:39 am

Committee Members Attendees

Gillian Martin (Convener)
Paul O'Kane (Deputy Convener)
Stephanie Callaghan 
Sandesh Gulhane 
Emma Harper 
Gillian Mackay 
Carol Mochan 
David Torrance 
Evelyn Tweed 
Annie Wells 

1 Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take item 4 in private.

2 Session 6 priorities:

The Committee took evidence from—

Humza Yousaf, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Caroline Lamb, Director General for Health for Health and Social Care and Chief Executive for NHS Scotland, Professor Jason Leitch, National Clinical Director and Donna Bell, Director for Mental Health and Social Care.

The following interests were declared—

Dr Sandesh Gulhane as a practising general practitioner.

Emma Harper as a registered nurse.

Paul O’Kane as a member of East Renfrewshire Council.

Evelyn Tweed as a member of Stirling Council.

Stephanie Callaghan as a member of South Lanarkshire Council.

3 Subordinate legislation:

The Committee considered the following negative instruments—

National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) (Scotland) (No. 2) Amendment Regulations 2021;

Milk and Healthy Snack Scheme (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2021

The Committee agreed to make no recommendations in relation to the instruments.

4 Session 6 priorities (in private):

The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.