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
- primary care - including dentistry, GPs, and pharmacy services
- public health including mental health and wellbeing, and tackling drugs misuse
- social care
- sport and physical activity
Next meeting of the committee
Details of the next meeting are not available yet.
Dates for future meetings
1st Meeting, 2021
Tuesday, June 22, 2021 11:15am
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Previous meetings of the committee
Work of the Committee
Current work
Completed work
Future work
The Committee considers its work programme regularly to maintain a rolling programme of business.
The Committee's main business over coming months will include:
Legislation
National Care Service (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will continue its scrutiny of the NCS Bill, with the Stage 1 report due early 2023. Following this, the Committee will lead on Stage 2 of the Bill.
Patient Safety Commissioner Bill: Following a call for views the Committee will undertake Stage 1 scrutiny of the Bill in 2023.
Inquiries
Female participation in sport and physical activity: The Committee will begin taking oral evidence as part of the inquiry during 2023.
Further to the Committee’s previous scrutiny of the Transvaginal Mesh Removal (Cost Reimbursement) (Scotland) Bill, which became an Act on 3 March 2022, the Committee plans to undertake scrutiny of the Complex Mesh Surgical Service recently established by the Scottish Government.Budget scrutiny
The Committee will continue to undertake periodic scrutiny of the Scottish Budget as this relates to policy areas within its remit.
Petitions
The Committee currently has three referred petitions.
The Committee will continue consideration of these in 2023, initially taking evidence from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care.
Routine scrutiny
The Committee plans to make room in its future work programme to undertake ongoing routine scrutiny of organisations with policy responsibilities within its remit. This will include, for example, periodically taking evidence from special and territorial NHS Boards and Health and Social Care Partnerships as well as statutory organisations within the health, social care and sport remit such as Food Standards Scotland, the Mental Welfare Commission and the Care Inspectorate.
Correspondence
Correspondence
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Scottish Cup Final Kick-Off Time
17 May 2023
Letter from the HSCS Convener to the Scottish Football Association concerning the change to the Scottish Cup Final kick-off time, 17 May 2023
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
15 May 2023
Submission from NHS Shetland ahead of their giving evidence on 23 May, 15 May 2023
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
15 May 2023
Letter from Jackie Baillie MSP to the HSCS Convener concerning the Complex Mesh Surgical Service, 15 May 2023
Official Reports of meetings
Official Reports of meetings
Meeting date: Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Petitions, Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, ADHD and ASD Pathways and Support
Meeting date: Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Children’s and Young People’s Participation in Sport and Physical Activity
Meeting date: Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Welfare and Sustainability in Scottish Youth Football
Meeting date: Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Care Inspectorate, Food Standards Scotland, Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Pandemic Preparedness, Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland, Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Interests, Decision on Taking Business in Private, Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1, Employment Rights Bill (UK Parliament Legislation)
Meeting date: Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Interests, Decision on Taking Business in Private, Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1, Employment Rights Bill (UK Parliament Legislation)
Meeting date: Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Employment Rights Bill (UK Parliament Legislation), Subordinate Legislation, Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Reports
Committee reports
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
This report sets out the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee's consideration of the Legislative Consent Memorandum (LCM) related to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (LCM-S6-62).
Report on the Proposed National Good Food Nation Plan
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee report on the Proposed National Good Food Nation Plan (the Plan).
Committee Remit
To consider and report on matters falling within the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care and matters relating to drugs policy.
Current Members
Clare Haughey
Convener
Scottish National Party
Paul Sweeney
Deputy Convener
Scottish Labour
Joe FitzPatrick
Member
Scottish National Party
Dr Sandesh Gulhane
Member
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Emma Harper
Member
Scottish National Party
Patrick Harvie
Member
Scottish Green Party
Carol Mochan
Member
Scottish Labour
David Torrance
Member
Scottish National Party
Elena Whitham
Member
Scottish National Party
Brian Whittle
Member
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Full details of committee membership, including substitute and previous members