Health, Social Care and Sport Committee [Draft]

Meeting date: Tuesday, February 27, 2024

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Decisions on Taking Business in Private

Good morning, and welcome to the sixth meeting in 2024 of the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee. I have received apologies from Ruth Maguire MSP; James Dornan MSP is attending as a substitute.

Today, we begin our scrutiny of the Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill. As Gillian Mackay MSP is the member in charge of the bill, Gillian will not participate in the committee’s scrutiny of the bill by virtue of rule 9.13A.2(b). Ross Greer MSP will attend in her place as a committee substitute by virtue of rule 12.2A.2. Welcome, Ross. By virtue of rule 12.2.3(a), Gillian Mackay is attending the meeting as the member in charge of the bill. Welcome, Gillian.

The first item on our agenda is to decide whether to take item 5 in private and whether to consider in private at future meetings evidence heard at those meetings as part of the committee’s stage 1 scrutiny of the Abortion (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill. Are members agreed?

Members indicated agreement.