Meeting Minutes
6th Meeting, 2022
Criminal Justice Committee, Health, Social Care and Sport Committee and Social Justice and Social Security Committee Joint Meeting
Date: Wednesday, February 2, 2022
Session: 6
Location: www.scottishparliament.tv
Meeting opened at: 10:00am
Meeting closed at: 12:46pm
Committee Members Attendees
Audrey Nicoll (Convener)
Miles Briggs
Foysol Choudhury
Russell Findlay
Paul O'Kane
Gillian Mackay
Gillian Martin
Pauline McNeill
Sue Webber
Elena Whitham
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committees agreed to take item 3 in private.
2 Reducing drug deaths in Scotland and tackling problem drug use:
The Committees took evidence from—
David Strang, Chair, Scottish Drug Deaths Taskforce;
Angela Constance, Minister for Drugs Policy, Scottish Government;
3 Review of evidence (in private):
The Committees considered the evidence heard earlier under agenda item 2.