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Thank you very much, Robin. The committee looks forward to receiving the follow-up information that you have committed to provide us.

The next item on our agenda is consideration of a notification from the Scottish ministers in relation to the Healthcare (International Arrangements) (EU Exit) Regulations 2023, the purpose of which is to revoke the Healthcare (European Economic Area and Switzerland Arrangements) Act 2019 and make provisions to enable the functioning of existing and future reciprocal healthcare agreements. The regulations are a continuation of existing arrangements in relation to reciprocal healthcare agreements.

In this case, there is no statutory requirement for United Kingdom ministers to obtain the consent of the Scottish ministers before making the instrument, which contains provisions that are within devolved competence. In this instance, UK ministers have only an obligation to consult the Scottish ministers, as required by section 5 of the 2019 act. The committee is invited to note the provisions set out in the notification.

As members have no comments, is the committee content to note the provisions set out in the notification?

Members indicated agreement.

Does anyone else want to comment?

Does Maureen McGonigle want to come in at this point? I am specifically looking for views on how media coverage of women’s sport can be improved and therefore drive some of the changes that we are talking about, including around easily accessible positive role models, increases in prize money and parity between men’s sport and women’s sport.

Two other members want to ask supplementaries on this theme. Emma Harper will be followed by Sue Webber.

I am going to move on to Sue Webber.

We move to Evelyn Tweed for questions on our next theme, which is leadership, governance and representation.

Maureen McGonigle wants to come in, so I will let her in first.

One of the other recommendations in the Mental Welfare Commission’s report, which Sandesh Gulhane talked about, was that managers should ensure that patients and carers have the opportunity to attend or participate in MDT meetings. Can you update the committee on the progress that the state hospital has made on that recommendation?

They were actually in August 2020 and November 2021.