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Good morning, and welcome to the first meeting in 2026 of the Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee. We have received apologies from Clare Adamson and Jamie Halcro Johnston.
Item 1 is for the committee to choose a temporary convener. In the absence of the convener and the deputy convener, it falls to me, as the oldest committee member present—I expected to hear gasps of surprise at that—to chair the meeting initially. Our first item of business is to choose a member of the committee as temporary convener for the duration of this meeting. I would be willing to take on the role of temporary convener. Do members agree that I should do so?
Are we happy for our older colleague to do it?
Okay—fair comment.
Members indicated agreement.
Thank you for the acclaim.
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