Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 5 and 6 in private. 2. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 timetable: The Committee will take evidence from— Maree Todd, Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport, Donna Bell, Director of Social Care and National Care Service Development, and Anna Kynaston, Deputy Director, National Care Service, Scottish Government. 3. Powers of Attorney Bill (UK Parliament legislation): The Committee will take evidence on legislative consent memorandum LCM(S6)34 from— Maree Todd, Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport, Douglas Kerr, Lawyer, Scottish Government Legal Department, Peter Quigley, Adults with Incapacity Team Leader, Mental Health Law and Incapacity Unit, and Sarah Saddiq, Policy Manager, Mental Health Law and Incapacity Unit, Scottish Government. 4. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instrument— National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 5. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 timetable: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2. 6. Powers of Attorney Bill (UK Parliament legislation): The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 3.