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Committee Letter to the Parliamentary Bureau:

The Health and Sport Committee has today, Wednesday 3 February 2010, written to the Presiding Officer in his capacity as chair of the Parliamentary Bureau regarding referral of the End of Life Assistance (Scotland) Bill.

Bills:

Inquiries:

Petitions:

• PE1272: By Randolph Murray, on the provision for out of hours GP cover in all remote and rural areas in Scotland.

• PE953: By Ms Jean Gall, on behalf of the Scottish Association of Sleep Apnoea, on the resources in place to tackle the Health problems associated with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea.

For an outline of the Committee's work for the current sitting period go to the Health and Sport Committee 2010 planner (updated 8 February 2010).

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Next Meeting: 8th Meeting, Wednesday 10 March 2010

• Papers 8 (657KB pdf first posted 05.03.2010)

The Committee will meet at 9.30 am in Committee Room 1.

Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instruments—

The National Health Service (Superannuation Scheme, Pension Scheme, Injury Benefits and Additional Voluntary Contributions) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2010 (SSI 2010/22);

The Food Enzymes (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2010 (SSI 2010/26);

The National Health Service (Appointment of Consultants) (Scotland) Regulations 2010 (SSI 2009/28);

The Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (Amounts) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2010 (SSI 2010/42); and

The Food for Particular Nutritional Uses (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2010 (SSI 2010/48).

2. Petitions: The Committee will consider the following petitions—

Petition PE1187 by Greig Muir calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to reconsider its plans to raise the age for off-sales alcohol purchases from 18 to 21; and

Petition PE1191 by Tom French, on behalf of the Coalition Against Raising the Drinking Age in Scotland, calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to drop its proposal to raise the age for off-sales alcohol purchases from 18 to 21.

3. Alcohol etc. (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—

John Beard, Chief Executive, Whyte & Mackay Ltd;

Mike Lees, Managing Director, Tennent Caledonian Breweries;

Gavin Hewitt, Chief Executive, Scotch Whisky Association;

Bob Price, Policy Adviser, National Association of Cider Makers;

David Poley, Chief Executive, The Portman Group;

Fergus Clark, Scottish Member, The Society of Independent Brewers;

and then from—

Liz Macdonald, Senior Policy Officer, Consumer Focus Scotland ;

John Drummond, Chief Executive, Scottish Grocers' Federation;

Patrick Browne, Chief Executive, Scottish Beer and Pub Association;

Paul Waterson, Chief Executive, Scottish Licensed Trade Association;

Paul Smith, Executive Director, NOCTIS - The Voice of the Nighttime Economy;

and then from—

David Paterson, Scottish Affairs Manager, Asda Group Ltd;

Tony McElroy, Corporate Affairs Manager, Tesco plc;

Richard Taylor, Director of Corporate Affairs, Wm. Morrison Supermarkets plc;

Nick Grant, Head of Legal Services, Sainsbury's plc;

John McNeill, Regional Chief Officer, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Isle of Man, The Co-operative Group Ltd.

Last Meeting: 7th Meeting, Wednesday 3 March 2010

• Papers 7 (700KB pdf first posted 01.03.2010)
• Minute of Proceedings of Meeting 3 March 2010
• Official Report of Meeting 3 March 2010

Previous Meetings

Recent Committee Reports:

• 8 March 2010 3rd Report 2010: Clinical portal and telehealth development in NHS Scotland
• 4 March 2010 2nd Report 2010: Subordinate Legislation
• 4 February 2010 1st Report 2010: Subordinate Legislation