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I thank the deputy convener for taking care of that so efficiently. That brings us to agenda item 2. Stephen Kerr is a new member of the committee, and I invite him to declare any relevant interests.
Thank you, convener. I am delighted to be on this committee. I should, for the purposes of transparency, indicate the entries in the register of members’ interests detailing things that I did before I was elected and that are business related.
In addition to my professional career, in between the time that I was an MP and became an MSP I was a paid consultant for Invicta Public Affairs, working in the marine energy sector and the wood panel industry. I was also a paid consultant to the Institute of Sales Professionals; a leadership consultant for an organisation called Results Based Leadership; and an independent assessor for the faculty of professional and social sciences at Middlesex University. Since I have been elected, I have continued to be a fellow of the Institute of Sales Professionals.
I think that that is as transparent as I can possibly be. I know that it is a repetition of things that are already in my register of interests but, for the purposes of clarity, I do not think that we can go wrong by doubling down on it.
Thank you for your thoroughness on that, and welcome to the committee.
As much as we welcome Stephen Kerr to the committee, it is also sad to see Jamie Halcro Johnson leave. I am sure that all committee members will join me in thanking him for his contributions and wishing him well in whichever new committee he finds himself.
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