Education and Culture Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, April 22, 2014

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Interests

Good morning. I welcome everybody to the Education and Culture Committee’s 11th meeting in 2014. I remind everybody present that electronic devices, particularly mobile phones, should be switched off because they interfere with the broadcasting system.

The first item on our agenda is to welcome Gordon MacDonald to the committee. He is our new member and is here in place of Joan McAlpine. I also welcome Kezia Dugdale, who is here as a substitute for Neil Bibby.

I invite Gordon MacDonald to declare any relevant registrable interests.

Thank you, convener. I have no registrable interests. However, I highlight that I am a member of Historic Scotland and the National Trust for Scotland. In addition, I am an unpaid trustee for Dads Rock, Scotland’s only free music playgroup for dads and their children.

Thank you very much, Gordon.

As this is Kezia Dugdale’s first meeting on the Education and Culture Committee, I invite her to declare any registrable relevant interests.

I have no registrable interests.

I also welcome back Liz Smith, who is here as a substitute for Mary Scanlon. She has not been away long, but I welcome her back.