1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take items 3 to 5 in private.

2. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill

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

• Lilian Macer
  Regional Secretary
  UNISON Scotland
• Dave Moxham
  Deputy General Secretary
  Scottish Trades Union Congress
• Cara Stevenson
  Organiser for Women’s Campaign Unit
  GMB Scotland

and then from -

• Rachel Cackett
  Chief Executive Officer
  Coalition of Care and Support Providers in Scotland (CCPS)
• Dr Jim Elder-Woodward, OBE
  Convenor for Inclusion Scotland and member of the People Led Policy Panel
  Inclusion Scotland
• Rob Gowans
  Policy and Public Affairs Manager
  Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE)
• Dr Donald Macaskill
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Care

3. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill

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

4. Post-legislative scrutiny: Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013

The Committee will consider its approach to the inquiry.

5. Healthcare in remote and rural areas

The Committee will consider its approach to the inquiry.