1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take item 5 in private.

2. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—

• Mark Hazelwood
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care
• Elinor Jayne
  Director
  Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP)
• Kira McDiarmid
  Senior Policy and Public Affairs Officer
  Change Mental Health
• Pippa Milne
  Chief Executive
  Argyll and Bute Council
• Susan Webster
  Head of Policy and Campaigns
  MND Scotland
• Alison Leitch
  Care Home Relatives Scotland
• Dr Kainde Manji
  Head of Dementia
  Age Scotland's About Dementia Project
• Cathie Russell
  Care Home Relatives Scotland
• Henry Simmons
  Chief Executive
  Alzheimer Scotland
• Adam Stachura
  Head of Policy and Communications
  Age Scotland

3. European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018

The Committee will consider a proposal by the Scottish Government to consent to the UK Government legislating using the powers under the Act in relation to the following UK statutory instrument proposal— Food Supplements and Food for Specific Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022

4. Subordinate legislation

The Committee will consider the following negative instruments— Official Controls (Import of High Risk Food and Feed of Non-Animal Origin) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2022;
Processed Cereal-based Foods and Baby Foods for Infants and Young Children (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2022

5. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.