This search includes all content on the Scottish Parliament website, except for Votes and Motions. All Official Reports (what has been said in Parliament) and Questions and Answers are available from 1999. You can refine your search by adding and removing filters.
Scottish ParliamentEducation, Culture and Sport CommitteeTuesday 29 May 2001(Afternoon) Scottish ParliamentEducation, Culture and Sport CommitteeTuesday 29 May 2001(Afternoon) The Deputy Convener opened the meeting at 12:36 Good afternoon.
In this case, it took some three weeks. That may be something that can be considered later.If there are no further questions, we will move formally to deal with motion S1M-1235, in the name of the minister.
We are quorate, so we shall begin.Members may have noticed that this morning's agenda is uncommonly light for a Justice and Home Affairs Committee meeting.
That does not suit the Executive's proposals for education and it certainly does not suit pupils. The worrying aspect is that we may be storing up problems for the future.
I do not think that it matters that a consultation is launched just before a recess. The Parliament may be in recess and the politicians may not be around so much, but it is not true that nobody is there for people to contact.