This week the Finance & Public Administration Committee met to take evidence from Rebecca McKee of the Institute for Government and Mary Morgan, Chief Executive of NHS National Services Scotland on the cost-effectiveness of Scottish public inquiries. The Economy & Fair Work Committee also met on Wednesday this week ahead of the Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill, taking evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from Professor Oliver Escobar of the University of Edinburgh, Councillor Ellen Forson, Leader of Clackmannanshire Council, and Neil McInroy of the Economic Development Association Scotland.
I also Convened the Cross-Party Group on Music. The group heard from Nigel Osbourne, a Composer and Aid worker who has recently carried out work in Ukraine around the impact music can have on mental health. We also welcomed Dr Zack Moir, Professor at University of Edinburgh on the Community Instrumental Music Service for Rural Scotland and who led discussions on access to adult music opportunities in Rural Scotland. We also discussed music education in Scotland.
I spoke in both the ‘Empowering Entrepreneurs and Innovators’ debate and at First Minister’s Questions. You can listen to my contribution in the debate in my post yesterday, and you can watch my full question to the First Minister in my previous post earlier today.
Finally, I met with the Stroke Association this week about the importance of getting fast aid in the event of a stroke and accessing services that can help with quality of life after suffering a stroke.
