Health and Sport Committee

Tuesday 18 April 2017

Session 5

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Tuesday 18 April 2017

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HEALTH AND SPORT COMMITTEE 10th Meeting 2017, Session 5

CONVENER *Neil Findlay (Lothian) (Lab)

DEPUTY CONVENER * (Rutherglen) (SNP)

COMMITTEE MEMBERS *Tom Arthur (Renfrewshire South) (SNP) *Miles Briggs (Lothian) (Con) *Donald Cameron (Highlands and Islands) (Con) *Alex Cole-Hamilton (Edinburgh Western) (LD) * (Mid and ) (SNP) *Alison Johnstone (Lothian) (Green) *Ivan McKee (Glasgow Provan) (SNP) *Colin Smyth (South Scotland) (Lab) * (Highlands and Islands) (SNP)

*attended

CLERK TO THE COMMITTEE David Cullum

LOCATION The James Clerk Maxwell Room (CR4)

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Jenny Gilruth (Mid Fife and Glenrothes) Scottish Parliament (SNP): Good morning. It is great to be here. I am the parliamentary liaison officer to the Cabinet Health and Sport Committee Secretary for Education and Skills. The Convener: Thank you. Clare Haughey, too, Tuesday 18 April 2017 has a declaration to make. Clare Haughey (Rutherglen) (SNP): Yes. [The Convener opened the meeting at 10:15] Thank you, convener, for the opportunity to update Interests the committee on my entry in the register of members’ interests. As of yesterday I hold, with Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS Board, an The Convener (Neil Findlay): Good morning, honorary contract that will allow me to fulfil my everyone, and welcome to the 10th meeting in clinical practice hours in order that I can maintain 2017 of the Health and Sport Committee. my nurse registration. I will receive no I ask everyone in the gallery to ensure that their remuneration for the clinical hours that I work mobile phones are in silent mode. You can, of there. course, use mobile devices for social media, but The Convener: Okay. Thank you, Jenny, and please do not take photographs or film welcome to the committee. I also thank Clare for proceedings. updating us. As agreed at the previous meeting, The first item on our agenda is declarations of we now move into private session. interests. In accordance with section 3 of the “Code of Conduct for Members of the Scottish 10:16 Parliament”, I invite Jenny Gilruth to make a brief declaration of any interests that she has that are Meeting continued in private until 11:22. relevant to the remit of the committee.

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