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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 13 February 2025
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Health, Social Care and Sport Committee [Draft]

Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 5 November 2024

Clare Haughey

Before we move on, I put on record my entry in the register of members’ interests: I work as a bank nurse for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee [Draft]

Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 5 November 2024

Clare Haughey

I thank Professor White and Julian Gardner for their attendance this morning. I hope that you will be receptive to the committee writing to you if we have further questions.

Thank you very much—I see that you are both nodding in agreement. I wish you a very good evening.

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee [Draft]

Subordinate Legislation

Meeting date: 5 November 2024

Clare Haughey

Agenda item 4 is consideration of one negative instrument. The purpose of the instrument is to amend regulations 4 and 5 of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965 (Prohibition on Disposal of a Body without Authorisation) Regulations 2015, so that a person who has died in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and whose death is subject to a coroner’s investigation, can be buried or cremated in Scotland, with the consent of the coroner, before the conclusion of the coroner’s investigation and prior to death registration.

At its meeting on 29 October 2024, the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee considered the instrument and made no recommendations on it. No motion to annul has been lodged in relation to the instrument. Do members have any comments?

As members have no comments, I propose that the committee makes no recommendation in relation to the instrument. Do members agree?

Members indicated agreement.

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee [Draft]

Subordinate Legislation

Meeting date: 5 November 2024

Clare Haughey

At our next meeting on Monday 11 November, we will continue to take oral evidence as part of the committee’s stage 1 scrutiny of the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill.

That concludes the public part of our meeting.

11:24 Meeting continued in public until 11:56.  

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee [Draft]

Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 5 November 2024

Clare Haughey

You said that there have been occasions when someone has not died in the timeous way that we would have expected. What are the complication rates in Victoria and in Australia as a whole, and what type of complications most commonly occur?

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee [Draft]

Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 5 November 2024

Clare Haughey

I take your point about complications, so I will not use that word in this next question. Where there are adverse events, for example if someone vomited up part of the medication that they had taken and there were issues or difficulties, are the healthcare professionals around the person allowed to intervene? If someone is on their own or with another person—the legislation being very different—how are people trained to respond? Is there a protocol or guidance in place?

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee [Draft]

Interests

Meeting date: 5 November 2024

Clare Haughey

Good morning, and welcome to the 29th meeting in 2024 of the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee. I have received no apologies.

Today, we begin our scrutiny at stage 1 of the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill. By virtue of rule 12.2.3(a) of standing orders, Liam McArthur is attending the meeting as the member in charge of the bill. I welcome you, Liam.

I also welcome to the committee Elena Whitham, who is replacing Ruth Maguire. The first item on our agenda is a declaration by Elena Whitham of any relevant interests.

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee [Draft]

Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 5 November 2024

Clare Haughey

Moving on, I have some questions about the means of death. The bill does not specify the means of death, other than to say that the person will be provided with an “approved substance”. It does not specify a particular drug. How do you respond to claims that the medications that are used in assisted dying in other jurisdictions are not well researched or evidence based?

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Gender Identity Services for Children and Young People (Independent Review)

Meeting date: 29 October 2024

Clare Haughey

I should put on the record that I hold a bank nurse contract with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, as I did not do so at the start of the meeting.

I thank the witnesses for their evidence. I am sure that the committee will find it very helpful in our deliberations on the Cass review. At our next meeting, on 5 November, we will commence taking oral evidence as part of the committee’s stage 1 scrutiny of the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill.

That concludes the public part of our meeting.

10:34 Meeting continued in private until 11:27.  

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Gender Identity Services for Children and Young People (Independent Review)

Meeting date: 29 October 2024

Clare Haughey

It is absolutely fine if the committee gets an update from you through officials or the minister.

You also touched on what was going to be my third question, on the toxicity regarding some areas of gender identity services. We heard from witnesses in previous sessions about the difficulties that have been experienced in recruiting staff, which have consequently had an impact on waiting lists and will no doubt have an impact on anyone who is on a waiting list, regardless of whether they are a child or young person or an adult.

You touched a little on what would assist in making a career or role in gender identity services more attractive to healthcare professionals. Could you add anything else on that with regard to workforce planning and support for staff to encourage them to consider working in gender identity services, particularly in the proposed new multidisciplinary teams?