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Seòmar agus comataidhean

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee


Agenda: 21 May 2024

Tuesday, 21 May 2024

16th Meeting, 2024

Start time: 09:15am
Location: TG.60-CR3 The Fleming Room
Agenda items:

  1. Decisions on taking business in private
  2. Healthcare in remote and rural areas
  3. Subordinate legislation
  4. Subordinate legislation
  5. Subordinate legislation
  6. Tobacco and Vapes Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
  7. Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill
  8. Subordinate legislation
  9. Annual report
  10. Healthcare in remote and rural areas (in private)
  11. Tobacco and Vapes Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

Agenda published: Monday, 20 May 2024 12:26pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Decisions on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take items 7, 8, 9 and 11 in private.


2. Healthcare in remote and rural areas

The Committee will take evidence from—

  • Neil Gray
    Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
    Scottish Government
  • Stephen Lea-Ross
    Deputy Director of Health Workforce Planning and Development
    Scottish Government
  • Paula Speirs
    Deputy Chief Operating Officer
    NHS Scotland

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


3. Subordinate legislation

The Committee will take evidence on the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (Independent Health Care) Modification Order 2024 [draft] and the Healthcare Improvement Scotland (Inspections) Amendment Regulations 2024 [draft] from—

  • Neil Gray
    Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
    Scottish Government
  • Lorraine Alcock
    Team Lead, Safety, Openness and Learning
    Scottish Government
  • Kirndeep Kaur
    Solicitor, Scottish Government Legal Directorate
    Scottish Government
  • Robert Law
    Senior Policy Manager, Safety, Openness and Learning
    Scottish Government

Papers for this item:


4. Subordinate legislation

Neil Gray (Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care) to move—

S6M-13020—That the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee recommends that the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (Independent Health Care) Modification Order 2024 [draft] be approved.

S6M-13021—That the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee recommends that the Healthcare Improvement Scotland (Inspections) Amendment Regulations 2024 [draft] be approved.


5. Subordinate legislation

The Committee will consider the following negative instrument—

Healthcare Improvement Scotland (Fees) Regulations 2024: SSI 2024/130


6. Tobacco and Vapes Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

The Committee will take evidence on legislative consent memorandum LCM-S6-44 from—

  • Dr Pete Cheema OBE
    Chief Executive
    Scottish Grocers Federation
  • John Dunne
    Director General
    UK Vaping Industry Association
  • and then from -

  • Sheila Duffy
    Chief Executive
    ASH Scotland
  • Dr Garth Reid
    Consultant in Public Health
    Public Health Scotland

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


7. Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will consider its approach to the scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


8. Subordinate legislation

The Committee will consider a draft report on the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (Independent Health Care) Modification Order 2024 [draft] and the Healthcare Improvement Scotland (Inspections) Amendment Regulations 2024 [draft].

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


9. Annual report

The Committee will consider a draft annual report for the parliamentary year from 13 May 2023 to 12 May 2024.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


10. Healthcare in remote and rural areas (in private)

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


11. Tobacco and Vapes Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 6.