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I cannot pre-empt what my colleagues are going to say, but I imagine that the fact that answers to the questions are awaited will not cause a problem.Agenda item 5 is the opportunity for the committee to discuss the evidence that it has heard from Jean Urquhart MSP on the proposed cross-party group on adult learning, and from Malcolm Chisholm MSP on the proposed cross-party group on rare diseases.
I have had individual discussions with a number of MSPs. You will notice that the list of MSP members reflects the fact that it will be an all-party group.
As you will know, it is mentioned in one of the submissions that, with 129 MSPs, when we take away cabinet secretaries, ministers, Opposition leaders and so on, we are down to 100 or fewer MSPs who are able to service parliamentary committees.
We have received apologies from Hanzala Malik; substituting for him today we have Claire Baker MSP. Claire, I do not believe you have been to committee before.
I remind everyone present to turn off their mobile phones and other electronic devices.I have apologies from Patrick Harvie MSP, who is unable to be with us.Agenda item 1 is a decision on taking business in private.
Normally, we would have had an evening event in the Parliament to celebrate the work of Poppyscotland, and MSPs would have attended one or more cenotaph ceremonies in their constituencies.