Good morning and welcome to the 14th meeting in 2015 of the Equal Opportunities Committee. I ask everyone to set their electronic devices to flight mode or to switch them off.
I will start with introductions. I should point out first of all that we are supported at the table by clerking and research staff, official reporters and broadcasting services and around the room by the security office. I also welcome the observers in the gallery.
I am the committee convener.
I am the deputy convener of the committee.
Madainn mhath. Good morning. I am a Highlands and Islands MSP.
I am a North East Scotland MSP.
I am a West Scotland MSP.
I am MSP for Glasgow Shettleston.
I am a Glasgow MSP.
Agenda item 1 is a declaration of interests. I welcome to the committee our newest member, Drew Smith, and in accordance with section 3 of the “Code of Conduct for Members of the Scottish Parliament”, I ask him to declare any interests that might be relevant to the committee’s remit.
Thank you for the welcome, convener. It is a pleasure to join the committee. In the light of some of the correspondence that the committee has received, I say that I am a former member of the general council of the Scottish Trades Union Congress and former board member of Scottish Union Learning. Both are previously held positions.
Thank you very much.
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