Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 3 in private. 2. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from— Maree Allison, Acting Chief Executive, Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC); Alison Bavidge, National Director, Scottish Association of Social Work (SASW); Kay McVeigh, Head of Personnel Services at South Lanarkshire Council and SPDS Portfolio Lead for Workforce Planning, Society of Personnel and Development Scotland (SPDS); Colin Poolman, Director - Scotland, Royal College of Nursing; Sharon Wiener-Ogilvie , Deputy Chair, Allied Health Professions Federation Scotland (AHPFS); and then from— Mary Alexander, Deputy Regional Secretary, Unite; Tracey Dalling, Regional Secretary, UNISON Scotland; Roz Foyer, General Secretary, Scottish Trades Union Congress; Shona Thomson, Social Care Convener, GMB Scotland. 3. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.