1. Excess deaths in Scotland since the start of the pandemic

The Committee will take evidence from—

• Professor Andrew Elder
  President
  Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
• Dr John Thomson
  Vice President (Scotland)
  Royal College of Emergency Medicine
• Dr David Shackles
  Joint Chair
  Royal College of General Practitioners Scotland
• Dr Barbara Miles
  President
  Scottish Intensive Care Society

2. Ministerial statement on COVID-19; the Coronavirus Acts: Two-Monthly Reports to the Scottish Parliament; and Subordinate legislation

The Committee will take evidence on the Ministerial statement on COVID-19; the Coronavirus Acts: Eleventh Two-Monthly Report to Scottish Parliament and Tenth FOI Report; and the following instruments—
The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Alteration of Expiry Date) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 (SSI 2022/40)
The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 4) Regulations 2022 [Draft]
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Directions by Local Authorities) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2022 [Draft] from—

• John Swinney
  Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for COVID Recovery
  Scottish Government
• Professor Jason Leitch
  National Clinical Director
  Scottish Government
• Dominic Munro
  Director for COVID-19: Exit Strategy
  Scottish Government
• Elizabeth Blair
  Unit Head, Covid Co-ordination
  Scottish Government

3. Subordinate legislation

John Swinney, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for COVID Recovery to move—
S6M-03168—That the COVID-19 Recovery Committee recommends that the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 4) Regulations 2022 [draft] be approved.

4. Consideration of evidence

The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.