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Seòmar agus comataidhean

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee


Agenda: 21 January 2025

Tuesday, 21 January 2025

2nd Meeting, 2025

Start time: 09:00am
Location: TG.60-CR3 The Fleming Room
Agenda items:

  1. UK Subordinate legislation
  2. UK Subordinate legislation
  3. Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill
  4. Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill (In Private)
  5. Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill (In Private)

Agenda published: Thursday, 16 January 2025 05:39pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. UK Subordinate legislation

The Committee will take evidence on the Food and Feed (Regulated Products) (Amendment, Revocation, Consequential and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2025 (RP reform SI) (UK statutory instrument proposals) from—

  • Jenni Minto
    Minister for Public Health and Women's Health
    Scottish Government
  • Georgina Finch
    Senior Policy Advisor, Food Standards Scotland
    Scottish Government
  • Neel Mojee
    Lawyer
    Scottish Government
  • Greig Walker
    Project lead, Constitution and UK Relations
    Scottish Government

Papers for this item:

2 private papers will be discussed during this agenda item


2. UK Subordinate legislation

The Committee will consider a proposal by the Scottish Government to consent to the UK Government legislating in a devolved area as set out in the following UK statutory instrument proposal—

Food and Feed (Regulated Products) (Amendment, Revocation, Consequential and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2025 (RP reform SI).


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

The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—

  • Dr Gillian MacDougall
    Trustee
    Friends at the End
  • Professor Gareth Morgan
    Convenor
    Scottish Christian Forum on Assisted Dying
  • Fraser Sutherland
    Chief Executive Officer
    Humanist Society of Scotland
  • Alyson Thomson
    Director
    Dignity in Dying Scotland
  • and then from -

  • Dr Miro Griffiths
    Disability Studies Scholar at the University of Leeds
    Not Dead Yet UK
  • Gordon Macdonald
    Chief Executive Officer
    Care Not Killing
  • Michael Veitch
    Scotland Policy Officer
    CARE
  • Dr Gillian Wright
    Director
    Our Duty of Care

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


4. Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill (In Private)

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


5. Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill (In Private)

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

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


Official Report

The Official Report of this meeting has not been published yet.

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