We move to the choice of a deputy convener. Because Murdo Fraser was the deputy convener, we need to replace him. I invite nominations for the post.
At the risk of not being allowed to forget this by my Scottish National Party colleagues, I will happily nominate Mary Scanlon of the Conservative and Unionist Party.
Is there a seconder for that nomination?
I second it.
Thank you.
Mary has played a fantastic role in the life of the Parliament as a back bencher and as a front-bench spokesperson. I hope that she will bring the same enthusiasm and skills to this committee. Congratulations, Mary, and welcome to the committee.
Thank you. I enter this all-male domain with a degree of trepidation, but I look forward very much to working on the committee.
Mary is also a member of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body and therefore, at least for the first meeting, if not the first couple of meetings, there will be a clash because the corporate body meets at the same time. Mary therefore has to leave the meeting early, but that is no sign of a lack of interest in the meeting, just a consequence of the fact that she has prearranged business on the corporate body. I know that steps have been taken to try to avoid a clash in future.
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