Seòmar agus comataidhean

Stephanie Callaghan wants to come back in on one of the issues that she raised earlier.

Is the committee content to write to FSS on that basis?

Members indicated agreement.

Thank you. Can I confirm that the committee has no recommendations to make on the instrument?

Members indicated agreement.

Good morning, and welcome to the 22nd meeting in 2023 of the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee. I have received apologies from Tess White, and Sue Webber is joining us as her substitute.

The first item on our agenda is to decide whether to take items 4, 5 and 6 in private. Do members agree to take those items in private?

Members indicated agreement.

Amendment 25, in the name of Carol Mochan, has already been debated with amendment 6.

Amendment 25 moved—[Carol Mochan]—and agreed to.

Sections 13 and 14 agreed to.

Section 15—Confidentiality of information

I call the minister to wind up.

The result of the division is: For 4, Against 6, Abstentions 0.

Amendment 13 disagreed to.

Schedule 1 agreed to.

Section 2—Functions

The result of the division is: For 4, Against 6, Abstentions 0.

Amendment 26 disagreed to.

Amendment 27 moved—[Sandesh Gulhane].

Our second agenda item is consideration of the Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill at stage 2. I welcome the Minister for Public Health and Women’s Health, Jenni Minto, and her officials.

I will explain the procedure briefly for anyone who is watching.

All members should have a copy of the bill as introduced, the marshalled list of amendments, which was published on Thursday 8 June, and the groupings of amendments paper, which sets out the amendments in the order in which the groups will be debated.

There will be one debate on each group of amendments. I will call the member who lodged the first amendment in the group to speak to and move that amendment and to speak to all the other amendments in the group. Given that we have other business this morning, I encourage members to ensure that contributions are concise and to the point.

If members who have not lodged amendments in the group wish to speak, they should indicate that by catching my attention. I will conclude the debate on the group by inviting the member who moved the first amendment in the group to wind up. If the minister has not already spoken to the group, I will invite her to contribute to the debate.

Following the debate on each group, I will check whether the member who moved the first amendment in the group wishes to press it to a vote or to withdraw it. If they wish to press it to a vote, I will put the question on that amendment. If a member wishes to withdraw their amendment after it has been moved, they must seek the committee’s agreement to do so. If any committee member objects, we will immediately move to the vote on the amendment.

If a member does not want to move their amendment when called, they should say, “Not moved.” Please note that any other member may move the amendment. If no one moves the amendment, I will immediately call the next amendment on the marshalled list.

Only committee members are allowed to vote. Voting in any division is by a show of hands. It is important that members keep their hands clearly raised until the clerk has recorded the vote. Once voting has been completed, the clerks will check the result and pass it to me to read out. If any member considers that their vote has been incorrectly recorded once I have read out the result of the vote, they should let me know as soon as possible, please. I will pause to provide some time for that.

The committee is required to indicate formally that it has considered and agreed to each section of the bill, so I will put a question on whether each section is agreed to at the appropriate point.

Schedule 1—The office of Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland

Amendment 11, in the name of Tess White, is in a group on its own.