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Official Report: search what was said in Parliament

The Official Report is a written record of public meetings of the Parliament and committees.  

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 11 January 2025
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Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Subordinate Legislation

Meeting date: 7 November 2023

Clare Haughey

The question is, that motion S6M-10534 be agreed to. Are we agreed?

Members: No.

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Act 2012 (Post-legislative Scrutiny)

Meeting date: 7 November 2023

Clare Haughey

We will stay with you, Dr Gulhane, for your further questions.

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Decision on Taking Business in Private

Meeting date: 7 November 2023

Clare Haughey

Under agenda item 2, do we agree to take items 7 to 10 in private?

Members indicated agreement.

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

Drug Deaths and Drug Harm

Meeting date: 2 November 2023

Clare Haughey

I am sorry, but we must move on. I will come back to you at the end if we have time, but we now move to questions from Katy Clark.

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

Drug Deaths and Drug Harm

Meeting date: 2 November 2023

Clare Haughey

We turn to questions from Paul O’Kane. I am sorry—I mean Paul Sweeney.

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

Drug Deaths and Drug Harm

Meeting date: 2 November 2023

Clare Haughey

We have a hard stop at five past two, so I will go to Sue Webber for a very brief supplementary question, to which we need a very brief response please, minister.

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

Drug Deaths and Drug Harm

Meeting date: 2 November 2023

Clare Haughey

Thank you very much, minister. We move straight to questions, and the first question comes from Audrey Nicoll.

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

Drug Deaths and Drug Harm

Meeting date: 2 November 2023

Clare Haughey

I bring in Alex Cole-Hamilton.

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

Drug Deaths and Drug Harm

Meeting date: 2 November 2023

Clare Haughey

Our next item of business is an evidence session on tackling drug deaths and drug harm. I am pleased to welcome our witnesses. Elena Whitham is the Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy; Orlando Heijmer-Mason is head of the Scottish Government’s drugs policy division; Michael Crook is drug policy team leader in the Scottish Government’s harm reduction team; and Susanne Millar is chief officer of Glasgow city health and social care partnership.

I refer members to papers 1 and 2, and I thank the witnesses for their written submissions. I invite the minister to make some brief opening remarks, for no more than three minutes.

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

Drug Deaths and Drug Harm

Meeting date: 2 November 2023

Clare Haughey

We have to move on. If we have time at the end, we will come back to you for a supplementary question.