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The second agenda item is the election of a convener. The Parliament has agreed that a member of the Liberal Democrats is eligible for nomination as convener of the committee. I am glad to propose Iain Smith and I invite the committee to support my nomination by general acclamation.
Iain Smith was chosen as convener.
I warmly congratulate Iain Smith on his appointment and invite him to relieve me of the arduous duties of chairmanship. I wish him every possible success.
I thank Lord James and members of the committee for electing me as convener of the Education Committee. It is a great privilege to be the convener of such an important committee in the Parliament. I know that members had little choice with regard to whom they chose, but I thank them for their support. The colleague whom I replace, Robert Brown, tells me that the committee is well behaved and hard working and I look forward to working with you. It will be hard work and I hope that we can work well together as a team to get through the business before the Education Committee in the coming months.
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