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Before we come to First Minister's question time, members will want to join me in welcoming to the gallery, during his three-day visit to Parliament, Cardinal Keith O'Brien.
We have a fairly busy agenda but, before I commence our business, I welcome Dr Sandra Krump from Bavaria, who is observing the meeting as part of a visit to learn about the Scottish education system.
The first item in the report is to inform everyone that they will receive their briefing packs for the Brussels visit after the meeting.The second item is correspondence from the Finance Committee's convener, who has written to invite all committees to respond to that committee's inquiry into accountability and governance.
On Tuesday 25 March, the German public petitions committee will visit us. There will be a meeting with that committee in the afternoon, and there is an optional buffet lunch to which all members are cordially invited.
Yes, I certainly will. Perhaps Mr Henry knows that I visited a family centre in his former local authority and was impressed by its flexibility and the range of services on offer: that is what we want.
There has to be a partnership approach.You have the latest accountability review letter. A paragraph in the financial section talks about signing off a financial plan on the basis of a partnership agreement.
As the committee may be aware, that is New Zealand's founding document, about the place of which in New Zealand society there is still considerable debate.