Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
The Committee was established in June 2021. It focuses on:
- health services in Scotland, including performance, staffing and funding
- NHS recovery and remobilisation
- primary care, including dentistry, GPs, and pharmacy services
- public health including mental health and wellbeing, and tackling drug and alcohol misuse
- social care
- sport and physical activity
Next meeting of the committee
Details of the next meeting are not available yet.
Future meetings of the committee
The Health, Social Care and Sport Committee usually meets weekly on Tuesdays.
Previous meetings of the committee
Work of the Committee
Official Reports of meetings
Official Reports of meetings
Meeting date: Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Budget 2025-26, Tobacco and Vapes Bill
Meeting date: Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Subordinate Legislation, National Health Service Dental Services
Meeting date: Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, National Care Service (Scotland) Bill, Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Meeting date: Thursday, November 14, 2024
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Tackling Drug Deaths and Drug Harm
Meeting date: Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1, Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: Monday, November 11, 2024
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Meeting date: Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Interests, Decision on Taking Business in Private, Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1, Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Interests, Decision on Taking Business in Private, Gender Identity Services for Children and Young People (Independent Review)
Meeting date: Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, National Care Service (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2
Reports
Committee reports
This report sets out the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee's consideration of two Scottish Statutory Instruments (SSIs) at its meeting on 10 December 2024 in relation to burial law in Scotland.
A report on the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee's scrutiny of the National Performance Framework.
Facal-luirg
Clare Haughey
Convener
Scottish National Party
Paul Sweeney
Deputy Convener
Scottish Labour
Joe FitzPatrick
Member
Scottish National Party
Dr. Sandesh Gulhane
Member
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Emma Harper
Member
Scottish National Party
Gillian Mackay
Member
Scottish Green Party
Carol Mochan
Member
Scottish Labour
David Torrance
Member
Scottish National Party
Elena Whitham
Member
Scottish National Party
Brian Whittle
Member
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Full details of committee membership, including substitute and previous members