HS/S3/08/11/M

11th Meeting, 2008 (Session 3)

Wednesday, 23 April 2008

Present:

The meeting opened at 10.01 am.
Apologies were received from Ross Finnie (Deputy Convener).

1.  Decision on item in private: The Committee agreed to take item 5 in private.

2.  Subordinate legislation: The Committee took evidence on the draft Mental Health (Cross-border Visits) (Scotland) Regulations 2008 from—

Shona Robison MSP, Minister for Public Health, Fiona Tyrrell, Branch Head, Mental Health Division, and David Smith, Solicitors Health and Community Care Division, Scottish Government.

3. Subordinate legislation: Shona Robison MSP moved S3M-01598—

That the Health and Sport Committee recommends that the draft Mental Health (Cross-border Visits) (Scotland) Regulations 2008 be approved.

The motion was agreed to.

4.  Pathways into Sport:  The Committee took evidence from Craig Brewster, Manager, Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC.

Mary Scanlon declared an interest having received a free ticket to an Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC match.

The Committee agreed to delegate to the Convener responsibility for arranging for the SPCB to pay, under Rule 12.4.3, any expenses of witnesses in respect of the inquiry.

5.  Scottish Government’s consultation on Glasgow 2014 – Delivering a Lasting Legacy for Scotland (in private): The Committee considered a draft response to the consultation exercise. Subject to a number of changes, the response was agreed.

6.  Work programme (in private): The Committee considered an approach paper on its inquiry into mental health services in the context of its overall work programme. The Committee agreed to proceed with an inquiry into the adequacy of mental health services for young people, focusing on early identification and intervention. The Committee also agreed to hold a one-off evidence session on mental health services for deaf and deaf-blind people in connection with public petition PE808.

The meeting closed at 11.29 am.

Tracey White
Clerk to the Committee
Room T3.40
Email: tracey.white@scottish.parliament.uk