Minutes: 01 February 2022

1. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee decided to take items 4, 5, 6 and 7 in private.

2. Health and Wellbeing of Children and Young People:

The Committee took evidence from—

Kevin Stewart, Minister for Mental Wellbeing and Social Care, Maree Todd, Minister for Public Health, Women's Health and Sport, Angela Davidson, Acting Deputy Director, Improving Mental Health & Wellbeing, Stephen McLeod, National Advisor for CAMHS and Neurodevelopmental Services, Carolyn Wilson, Policy Adviser, Children And Families and Mairi Macpherson, Deputy Director, Improving Health and Wellbeing, Directorate For Children And Families, Scottish Government.

The following interest was declared—

Stephanie Callaghan as a member of South Lanarkshire Council.

3. Common Frameworks:

The Committee took evidence on the following Common Frameworks—

The Organs, Tissues and Cells (apart from embryos and gametes) Provisional Common Framework

The Blood Safety and Quality Provisional Common Framework

from—

Maree Todd, Minister for Public Health, Women's Health and Sport, Sam Baker, Team Lead, Donation and Abortion Policy Team and Sharon Grant, Donation and Abortion Policy Team, Scottish Government.

4. Health and Wellbeing of Children and Young People:

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

5. Common Frameworks:

The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 3.

6. Perinatal Mental Health:

The Committee considered a draft report and agreed to consider an updated draft by correspondence.

7. Health Inequalities:

The Committee agreed to defer consideration of its approach to the inquiry until its next meeting.