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Chamber and committees

Education, Culture and Sport Committee, 08 Jan 2002

Meeting date: Tuesday, January 8, 2002


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Education (Disability Strategies and Pupils' Records) (Scotland) Bill

The next agenda item is consideration of the timetable for the Education (Disability Strategies and Pupils' Records) (Scotland) Bill.

Are we in private session?

No.

It is just that we have been deserted.

The Deputy Convener:

The paper that we have in front of us invites us to agree on the witnesses we want to invite to give oral evidence to the committee on 22 January. A number of suggestions have been put to us, and Irene McGugan has identified a number of organisations from which we may want to hear. We have reduced the list to four: the Minister for Education and Young People, the Disability Rights Commission, Children in Scotland, and the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities. We would invite them to give oral evidence. Other organisations could be invited to submit written evidence.

I may not have heard correctly, but were any teachers' unions mentioned? Was the Educational Institute of Scotland mentioned?

The list that the Scottish Parliament information centre drew up—of people from whom written evidence, and perhaps oral evidence, should be sought—included the National Association of Head Teachers, but not the EIS.

I am not fussed about getting oral evidence from the EIS, unless it makes a request to give oral evidence, but the main teachers' unions should all be invited to submit written evidence.

Members should liaise with Martin Verity on organisations that they feel should be invited to submit written evidence.

Do members agree with the suggestions made?

Members indicated agreement.