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The public part of the meeting will start at 10 o’clock; I invite members to attend a pre-briefing at 9.30, to discuss where we are going and to ensure that we maximise the time that we have.As members have no further points to raise, I close the meeting.
Members will note that there are a number of possible pre-emptions in the group. I will remind members of a pre-emption when I call the relevant amendment.
Presiding Officer, the First Minister and I can agree on two things: Sir Ian Wood is the pre-eminent expert on North Sea oil, and Sir Ian does not have much time for politicians.
My home, which is 100 years old, once had only clothes poles in the garden for drying lots of clothes every day, pre-washing machines and tumble dryers.
There will be a lot in there about how we better support those who are working in early years provision—pre-school—as regards their training and support needs.