Education, Children and Young People Committee
Meeting Minutes
20th Meeting, 2023
- Date: Wednesday, June 21, 2023
- Session: 6
- Location: TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:30
- Meeting closed at: 11:20
- Published: Wednesday, June 21, 2023 03:09pm
Committee Members Attendees
- Sue Webber (Convener)
- Ben Macpherson (Deputy Convener)
- Stephanie Callaghan (Member)
- Bob Doris (Member)
- Pam Duncan-Glancy (Member)
- Bill Kidd (Member)
- Ruth Maguire (Member)
- Willie Rennie (Member)
Apologies received from
Substitute Members Attendees
1 Scottish Education Exchange Programme and Further and Higher Education issues:
The Committee took evidence from—
Graeme Dey, Minister for Higher and Further Education; and Minister for Veterans, Susan Pryde, Team Lead HE International, Shazia Razzaq, Strategic Lead, University Policy, Governance and Equalities and Jess Dolan, Head of Colleges and Economic Impact, Scottish Government.
2 Subordinate legislation:
The Committee considered and made no comments on the following negative instrument—
Lews Castle College (Transfer and Closure) (Scotland) Order 2023
3 Evidence Session (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 1.
4 Work programme (In Private):
The Committee considered its work programme.
The Committee agreed a letter to the Minister for Children and Young People and Keeping the Promise regarding Financial Memorandums.
The Committee considered a letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills regarding the Committee’s recent roundtable on violence in schools. The Committee agreed to delegate responsibility to the Convener for final approval of the letter.