The second item of business is the selection of a new convener. The Parliament has agreed that Scottish Labour Party members are eligible for nomination. As deputy convener, I invite eligible nominations.
I nominate Hugh Henry.
I second that.
There are no other nominations.
Hugh Henry was chosen as convener.
I offer Hugh Henry my congratulations. We will swap seats to let the new convener take his place.
You can sit there and I will sit here. That is fine. We now have the nameplates sorted out.
Thank you very much, Clare. I join Clare in thanking Michael McMahon, Margaret McDougall and Annabel Goldie for their contributions to the committee’s work. In particular, I pay tribute to Michael McMahon for his term as convener. He helped to establish the committee in the Scottish Parliament, but he also helped to take it out and to command respect for its work. I know that he put a significant amount of effort into the committee’s activities, which I thank him for. I am sure that he will do an excellent job in the Public Petitions Committee, as well.
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