COVID-19 Recovery Committee

1. Excess deaths in Scotland since the start of the pandemic: The Committee will take evidence from— Rob Gowans, Policy and Public Affairs Manager, Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE); Lawrence Cowan, Director of Communications, Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland; Peter Hastie, Policy Manager, Macmillan Cancer Support; Dr Lynda Fenton, Consultant in Public Health Medicine, Public Health Scotland; Dr Francisco Perez-Reche, Institute for Complex Systems and Mathematical Biology School of Natural and Computing Sciences, University of Aberdeen. 2. Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from— Dr Arun Chopra, Medical Director, Mental Welfare Commission Scotland; Dr Roger Smyth, Chair of its Legislative Oversight Forum, Royal College of Psychiatrists in Scotland. 3. Consideration of evidence (in private): The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.