Good afternoon. Before we begin the scheduled proceedings, I will deal with an earlier issue. The Presiding Officer undertook to reflect on a point of order, which was raised during First Minister’s questions by Stewart Maxwell, as the convener of the Education and Culture Committee, on comments made by Ruth Davidson.
Mr Maxwell’s concerns related to Ruth Davidson’s assertion that the Education and Culture Committee had published a report on attainment. The Presiding Officers have had a chance to examine the Official Report of First Minister’s questions. Ruth Davidson was reflecting on a letter from the committee to the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning, which seeks her views on written evidence received during its inquiry on attainment. In doing so, Ruth Davidson described that as reporting back. She subsequently referred to the letter from the committee. The contents of that letter are not matters for the Presiding Officers to rule on.
We consider that the point has been clarified and that the matter is closed.
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