Education and Culture Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, September 11, 2012

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Interests

Good morning and welcome to the 22nd meeting of the Education and Culture Committee in 2012. I remind members and those in the public gallery to switch off their mobile phones and other electronic devices so that they do not interfere with the broadcasting system.

We have apologies from the convener, Stewart Maxwell, and I welcome Colin Beattie to the committee as his substitute. Colin, do you have any interests to declare before we proceed?

Just for clarity, I should say that, when the subject of the participation in music came up when I was a councillor in Midlothian Council, I took a position against the cuts in music tuition.