Chamber and committees

Okay.

We must move on. I apologise: Rosemary Agnew wants to come in. I keep on doing that to you, Rosemary. I apologise.

Thank you, Carol. That is an issue that we can discuss in private rather than in public, because it relates to our work programme. I did not have advance notice of what you were going to say. That would have been helpful.

Please continue.

Does anyone else want to come in on that? Dr Meechan—you indicated in the chat box that you want to come in, but I do not know whether that was in relation to my question.

Welcome to the 33rd meeting in 2022 of the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee. I have received apologies from David Torrance.

Under agenda item 1, do members agree to take item 3 in private?

Members indicated agreement.

Beth Lawton made the initial point about working back. I am happy to bring her in and then Ken Macdonald, if he wants to come in.

Scott Heald, who is online, wants to come in. It might be on an earlier question, but I will bring him in, anyway.

One of the reasons why the national care service has been proposed is to address some of the issues around services not being joined up and gaps appearing. It is good to bring the discussion back to that.

When we go into private session, we will have detailed discussions on what we have heard today and on any other issues that members want to bring up.

That concludes the public part of today’s meeting.