Social Justice and Social Security Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 3 in private. 2. Scottish Employment Injuries Advisory Council Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from— John McKenzie, Regional Secretary, Fire Brigade Union (Scotland); Mike Corbett, National Official (Scotland), NASUWT; Norman Provan, RCN Scotland’s Associate Director, Employment Relations, Royal College of Nursing; Linda Somerville, Deputy General Secretary, Scottish Trades Union Congress; Lorna Glen, Unite Regional Officer, Scotland, Unite the Union; and then from— Anna Ritchie Allan, Executive Director, Close the Gap; Ian Tasker, Chief Executive, Scottish Hazards; Tony Higgins, President, PFA Scotland; Professor Andrew Watterson, Occupational and Environmental Health Researcher, University of Stirling. 3. Scottish Employment Injuries Advisory Council Bill: The Committees will consider the evidence heard earlier under agenda item 2.