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Minutes: 23 November 2023
Thursday, 23 November 2023
30th Meeting, 2023
Minutes
1. Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take item 3 in private.
2. Scottish Employment Injuries Advisory Council Bill:
The Committee took 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;
Professor Andrew Watterson, Occupational and Environmental Health Researcher, University of Stirling;
Ian Tasker, Chief Executive, Scottish Hazards;
Tony Higgins, President, PFA Scotland.
3. Scottish Employment Injuries Advisory Council Bill:
The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier under agenda item 2.