Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
6th Meeting, 2025
Jackie Dunbar MSP was invited to declare any relevant interests, and declared no relevant interests.
The Committee considered the Bill at Stage 2 (Day 1).
The following amendments were agreed to (without division): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 69, 41, 37, 38, 39, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48 and 49.
The following amendments were disagreed to (by division)—
91 (For 4, Against 5, Abstentions 1)
93 (For 5, Against 5, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
96 (For 2, Against 8, Abstentions 0)
71 (For 3, Against 7, Abstentions 0)
98 (For 3, Against 7, Abstentions 0)
99 (For 3, Against 7, Abstentions 0)
116 (For 5, Against 5, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
117 (For 5, Against 5, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
119 (For 5, Against 5, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
121 (For 5, Against 5, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
122 (For 5, Against 5, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
123 (For 2, Against 8, Abstentions 0)
124 (For 5, Against 5, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
128 (For 2, Against 5, Abstentions 3)
129 (For 5, Against 5, Abstentions 0; amendment disagreed to on casting vote)
130 (For 4, Against 5, Abstentions 1)
The following amendments were moved and, no member having objected, withdrawn: 97, 100 and 115.
Amendment 70 was pre-empted.
The following amendments were not moved: 92, 94, 95, 72, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 118, 120, 125, 126 and 127.
The following provisions were agreed to as amended: sections 13, 36, and 37.
Dr Sandesh Gulhane declared an interest as a practising NHS GP.
Emma Harper declared an interest as a registered healthcare professional.
The Committee ended consideration of the Bill for the day amendment 130 having been disposed of.