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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 9 May 2025
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Health, Social Care and Sport Committee [Draft]

Tobacco and Vapes Bill

Meeting date: 6 May 2025

Gillian Mackay

My question relates in particular to age verification and the supplementary LCM. There are new forms of identification coming on board—we have challenge 25 at the moment—so how quickly does the Government envisage us being able to skill up the workforce that is selling the affected products to make sure that we do not inadvertently have young people accessing things that they should not, or people who are trying to use products for cessation being unnecessarily refused?

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee [Draft]

Tobacco and Vapes Bill

Meeting date: 6 May 2025

Gillian Mackay

Is there a plan to bring in an official ban on vapes in indoor spaces? Obviously, at the moment, although most shopping centres and other such places will not allow it to happen, there is not a ban in the same way as there is on smoking indoors. Having an official ban in place on smoking indoors is one of the things that has made that move successful.

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee [Draft]

Tobacco and Vapes Bill

Meeting date: 6 May 2025

Gillian Mackay

On the designation of smoking and vaping-free places, there is obviously very good compliance at the moment with the ban on smoking indoors, but there are other spaces—in particular, around hospitals and other such places—where smoke-free zones are not currently working particularly well. How does the Government envisage more smoking and vaping-free places being enforced properly when we cannot enforce the ones that we have?

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 25 March 2025

Gillian Mackay

Thank you.

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 25 March 2025

Gillian Mackay

That is great. Thank you.

There have been changes in recent years around the implementation of the MAT standards, as well as changes to other policies. Could the bill disrupt some of the work that is going on with the MAT standards and rub up against some of the other harm-reduction measures? Do other changes need to be made so that that does not happen?

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 25 March 2025

Gillian Mackay

Good morning. To what extent does the bill address changing patterns of drug use in Scotland, particularly around polysubstance and alcohol use?

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 25 March 2025

Gillian Mackay

Does anybody else want to come in on that question?

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 25 March 2025

Gillian Mackay

Does the bill strike the correct balance with regard to prevention, harm reduction and treatment? We have already heard a wee bit about that, but I want to dig a bit deeper into it. If the bill does not do so, what do you believe needs to be changed in it to strike that balance correctly?

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 25 March 2025

Gillian Mackay

Yes, of course.

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 25 March 2025

Gillian Mackay

Several stakeholders, including ADPs and individuals with lived experience, have raised concerns that the bill leans too heavily towards abstinence-based treatment, potentially limiting access to harm reduction strategies such as MAT and safer drug use interventions. Given the importance of tailoring support to individual needs, which we have covered, should the bill be amended to better integrate harm reduction approaches with other treatments?