Published 10 February 2021SP Paper 932

5th Report, 2021 (Session 5)

Health and Sport Committee

The Human Tissue (Authorisation)(Specified Type B Procedures)(Scotland) Regulations 2021 [draft]

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Health and Sport CommitteeThe Human Tissue (Authorisation) (Specified Type B Procedures) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 [draft], 5th Report, 2021

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ConvenerLewis MacdonaldScottish Labour

Deputy ConvenerEmma HarperScottish National Party

George AdamScottish National Party

Donald CameronScottish Conservativeand Unionist Party

Alex Cole-HamiltonScottish LiberalDemocrats

David StewartScottish Labour

David TorranceScottish National Party

Sandra WhiteScottish National Party

Brian WhittleScottish Conservativeand Unionist Party

Committee Membership

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The Human Tissue (Authorisation) (Specified Type B Procedures) (Scotland)Regulations 2021 [draft] were laid before the Parliament on 11 January 2021 andreferred to the Health and Sport Committee.

The Regulations are subject to the affirmative procedure (Rule 10.6).

At its meeting on 26 January 2021, the Delegated Powers and Law ReformCommittee considered the instrument and determined that it did not need to drawthe attention of the Parliament to the instrument on any grounds within its remit.

It is for the Health and Sport Committee to recommend to the Parliament whetherthe regulations should be approved.

The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport has, by motion S5M-23852, proposedthat the Committee recommends the approval of the Regulations.

At its meeting on the 9 February 2021, the Committee took evidence on The HumanTissue (Authorisation) (Specified Type B Procedures) (Scotland) Regulations 2021[draft] from—

• Mairi Gougeon, Minister for Public Health and Sport;

• Sharon Grant, Health Protection Division, Scottish Government; and

• Caroline Mackintosh, Legal Directorate, Scottish Government

Following the evidence session, Mairi Gougeon moved motion S5M-23852 —

That the Health and Sport Committee recommends that The Human Tissue(Authorisation) (Specified Type B Procedures) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 [draft]be approved.

The motion was agreed to.

The evidence taken and debated held at the meeting on this instrument can befound in the Official Report (when available).

The Health and Sport Committee recommends to Parliament that The HumanTissue (Authorisation) (Specified Type B Procedures) (Scotland) Regulations2021 [draft] be approved.

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