Committee
Health and Sport Committee 23 February 2021
23 Feb 2021 · S5 · Health and Sport Committee
Item of business
Subordinate Legislation
Community Care (Personal Care and Nursing Care) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 [Draft]
I ask members who have questions to put an R in the chat box. I ask you to elaborate on your point about the different percentage increase this year. The pandemic has had an impact on the care sector in general and on care homes in particular. Is the additional increase designed to meet specific Covid-related needs, or has it simply become clear that the underlying finances of the care sector require such support and would have done regardless of the pandemic?
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The Convener
Lab
We move to consideration of another draft affirmative instrument. The Minister for Public Health, Sport and Wellbeing is with us to address members’ question...
Mairi Gougeon
SNP
Thank you for the opportunity to speak to the committee. The draft regulations make annual increases to the rates for free personal and nursing care payments...
The Convener
Lab
I ask members who have questions to put an R in the chat box. I ask you to elaborate on your point about the different percentage increase this year. The pa...
Mairi Gougeon
SNP
As I said in my opening statement, the evidence that we have seen over recent times, including the Scottish care home census, shows that the costs of providi...
The Convener
Lab
As there are no further questions, we move to the formal debate on the affirmative instrument on which we have just taken evidence from the minister. I invit...
The Convener
Lab
No members wish to contribute to the debate. Motion agreed to.
The Convener
Lab
That concludes consideration of the instrument, and we will report to Parliament accordingly. I thank the minister and her officials.