Education and Skills Committee

Meeting date: Wednesday, November 11, 2020

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Decision on Taking Business in Private

Good morning, and apologies for the late start this morning—I am having technical difficulties at home. Welcome to the 26th meeting in 2020 of the Education and Skills Committee. I ask everyone to turn their mobile phones to silent for the duration of the meeting.

I remind members and witnesses that, as today is remembrance day, I will pause the committee from approximately 10.58 until 11.03 to allow members to observe the two-minute silence and to view the commemoration that will take place in the garden lobby. For those members who are in the Parliament building, there will be a tannoy announcement and reminder at 10.50 and 10.55, but I will ensure that the committee pauses in good time to allow us to take part.

Our first item of business is a decision on whether to take items 5 and 6 in private. Do members agree?

Members indicated agreement.