Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Minutes: 25 January 2022
Tuesday, 25 January 2022
3rd Meeting, 2022
Minutes
1. Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee decided to take items 4 and 5 in private.
2. Health and Wellbeing of Children and Young People:
The Committee took evidence from—
Dr Josie Booth, Senior Lecturer in Developmental Psychology, University of Edinburgh;
Mike Corbett, National Official (Scotland), NASUWT;
Kevin Kane, Policy and Research Manager, YouthLink Scotland;
Jacqueline Lynn, Head of School and Community Sport, SportScotland;
Judy Edwards, Service Manager, Stirling Council.
The following interests were declared—
Sue Webber as a councillor at City of Edinburgh Council.
Evelyn Tweed as a councillor at Stirling Council.
3. National Planning Framework 4 :
The Committee took evidence from—
Professor Jamie Pearce, Professor of Health Geography, School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh;
Dr Matt Lowther, Head of Communities and Local Partners, Public Health Scotland;
Irene Beautyman, Place and Wellbeing Partnership Lead, Improvement Service.
The following interests were declared—
Stephanie Callaghan as a councillor at South Lanarkshire Council.
4. Health and Wellbeing of Children and Young People:
The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.
5. National Planning Framework 4:
The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 3 and agreed to write to the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee as the lead Scottish Parliamentary Committee with responsibility for scrutiny of the draft framework.