Criminal Justice Committee, Health, Social Care and Sport Committee, and Social Justice and Social Security Committee (Joint Meeting)

Convener

*Gillian Martin (Aberdeenshire East) (SNP) (Health, Social Care and Sport Committee)

*Audrey Nicoll (Aberdeen South and North Kincardine) (SNP) (Criminal Justice Committee)

*Elena Whitham (Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP) (Social Justice and Social Security Committee)

Deputy convener

Natalie Don (Renfrewshire North and West) (SNP) (Social Justice and Social Security Committee)

*Russell Findlay (West Scotland) (Con) (Criminal Justice Committee)

*Paul O’Kane (West Scotland) (Lab) (Health, Social Care and Sport Committee)

Committee members

Jeremy Balfour (Lothian) (Con) (Social Justice and Social Security Committee)

*Miles Briggs (Lothian) (Con) (Social Justice and Social Security Committee)

Stephanie Callaghan (Uddingston and Bellshill) (SNP) (Health, Social Care and Sport Committee)

*Foysol Choudhury (Lothian) (Lab) (Social Justice and Social Security Committee)

Katy Clark (West Scotland) (Lab) (Criminal Justice Committee)

Pam Duncan-Glancy (Glasgow) (Lab) (Social Justice and Social Security Committee)

Jamie Greene (West Scotland) (Con) (Criminal Justice Committee)

Sandesh Gulhane (Glasgow) (Con) (Health, Social Care and Sport Committee)

Emma Harper (South Scotland) (SNP) (Health, Social Care and Sport Committee)

Fulton MacGregor (Coatbridge and Chryston) (SNP) (Criminal Justice Committee)

*Gillian Mackay (Central Scotland) (Green) (Health, Social Care and Sport Committee)

Rona Mackay (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (SNP) (Criminal Justice Committee)

Marie McNair (Clydebank and Milngavie) (SNP) (Social Justice and Social Security Committee)

*Pauline McNeill (Glasgow) (Lab) (Criminal Justice Committee)

Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab) (Health, Social Care and Sport Committee)

Emma Roddick (Highlands and Islands) (SNP) (Social Justice and Social Security Committee)

Collette Stevenson (East Kilbride) (SNP) (Criminal Justice Committee)

David Torrance (Kirkcaldy) (SNP) (Health, Social Care and Sport Committee)

Evelyn Tweed (Stirling) (SNP) (Health, Social Care and Sport Committee)

*Sue Webber (Lothian) (Con) (Health, Social Care and Sport Committee)

Committee substitutes

Donald Cameron (Highlands and Islands) (Con)

Jackie Dunbar (Aberdeen Donside) (SNP)

Daniel Johnson (Edinburgh Southern) (Lab)

The following also participated:

Henry Acres (Scottish Government)

Angela Constance (Minister for Drugs Policy)

Morris Fraser (Scottish Government)

David Strang (Scottish Drug Death Taskforce)

Clerk to the committee

Alex Bruce (Health, Social Care and Sport Committee)

Stephen Imrie (Criminal Justice Committee)

Claire Menzies (Social Justice and Social Security Committee)