Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 in private. 2. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 2 from— Eddie Follan, Chief Officer, Health and Social Care, and Councillor Paul Kelly, Spokesperson for Health and Social Care, COSLA; Louise Long, Chief Executive, Inverclyde Council, Society of Local Authority Chief Executives and Senior Managers (Solace Scotland); and then from— Danny Boyle, Senior Parliamentary and Policy Officer, BEMIS; Rachel Cackett, Chief Executive Officer, Coalition of Care and Support Providers in Scotland (CCPS); Rob Gowans, Policy and Public Affairs Manager, Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE); Karen Hedge, Deputy Chief Executive, Scottish Care; and then from— Fiona Collie, Head of Public Affairs and Communications, Carers Scotland; Dr Jim Elder-Woodward OBE, Co-Convener, Inclusion Scotland; Frank McKillop, Director of Governance and Policy, Enable Scotland; Adam Stachura, Associate Director for Policy, Communications and External Affairs, Age Scotland. 3. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill (in private): The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2. 4. Pre-budget scrutiny 2025-26: The Committee will consider a draft report.