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Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

The Committee was established in June 2021. It focuses on:

health services in Scotland, including performance, staffing and funding
NHS recovery and remobilisation
primary care, including dentistry, GPs, and pharmacy services
public health including mental health and wellbeing, and tackling drug and alcohol misuse
social care
sport and physical activity

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The Health, Social Care and Sport Committee usually meets weekly on Tuesdays.

Previous meetings of the committee

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Work of the Committee

Work of the Committee: Facal-luirg

ADHD and autism pathways and support

Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill

Good Food Nation Proposed National Plan

Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill

Reducing drug deaths in Scotland and tackling problem drug use

Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill

The Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Non-surgical Procedures) Order 2026

The Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedule 5) Order 2026

Work of the Committee: Facal-luirg

Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill

Alternative pathways into primary care

Experiences of the Complex Mesh Surgical Service

Health and wellbeing of children and young people

Healthcare in remote and rural areas

Inquiry into female participation in sport and physical activity

Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill

Post-legislative scrutiny of the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013

Questions to the Cabinet Secretary

Transvaginal Mesh Removal Cost Reimbursement Scotland Bill

Work of the Committee: Correspondence

Correspondence

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill LCM

5 February 2026

Submission from NHS Ayrshire and Arran, 5 January 2026

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill

4 February 2026

Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care in regards to Stage 3 handling of the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill, 4 February 2026

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill LCM

4 February 2026

Submission from NHS Education for Scotland, 4 January 2026

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Work of the Committee: Official Reports of meetings

Official Reports of meetings

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Budget Scrutiny 2026-27, Subordinate Legislation

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Draft Climate Change Plan, Subordinate Legislation

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Draft Climate Change Plan

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Subordinate Legislation

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1, Subordinate Legislation, Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1, Subordinate Legislation

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Subordinate Legislation, Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill, Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2

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Work of the Committee: Reports

Committee reports

The Food Supplements (Magnesium L-threonate monohydrate) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 [draft]

Published: 03 February 2026

This report sets out the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee's consideration of a Scottish Statutory Instrument (SSI) at its meeting on 3 February 2026.

The Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedule 5) Order 2026 [draft]

Published: 02 February 2026

This report sets out evidence, conclusions and recommendations from the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee's scrutiny of the Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedule 5) Order 2026 [draft].

ADHD and autism pathways and support

Published: 30 January 2026

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