Committee
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee 09 December 2025
09 Dec 2025 · S6 · Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Item of business
Subordinate Legislation
The Food Safety Act 1990 Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2026 [Draft]
The reason for introducing the SSI is to return the statute book to how it should be. The statute book has not been updated, so it still refers to “EU law”, which is no longer factually correct, because we now have “assimilated law”. That is the change that will be made.
The UK Government is currently working to improve relationships with the EU. Of course, the Scottish Government believes that Scotland’s best interests would be served by rejoining the EU as an independent member state, but, until we get to that point, it is important that we rebuild a close relationship. When the work on an EU reset is done, we will have a statute book in which that work can be integrated quickly and efficiently.
In the same item of business
The Convener
SNP
The third item on our agenda is consideration of an affirmative instrument. The purpose of the draft Food Safety Act 1990 Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 20...
The Minister for Public Health and Women’s Health (Jenni Minto)
SNP
I am pleased to join the committee to consider the draft Food Safety Act 1990 Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2026. As the committee will be aware, I am adv...
Sandesh Gulhane
Con
Thank you for coming to the committee, minister. The changes are technical, but will there be any implications for industry?
Jenni Minto
SNP
In what respect?
Sandesh Gulhane
Con
In any respect. Will there be any implications for industry as a consequence of the way in which the regulations are written?
Jenni Minto
SNP
The reason for introducing the SSI is to return the statute book to how it should be. The statute book has not been updated, so it still refers to “EU law”, ...
The Convener
SNP
I have had no indication that any other member wishes to ask a question, so we will move to agenda item 4, which is the formal debate on the instrument on wh...
The Convener
SNP
That concludes our consideration of the instrument.