2nd Meeting, 2021

Date: Wednesday, September 8, 2021
Session: 6
Location: www.scottishparliament.tv
Meeting opened at: 09:30am
Meeting closed at: 12:35pm

Committee Members Attendees

Stephanie Callaghan
Bob Doris
James Dornan
Fergus Ewing
Ross Greer
Stephen Kerr (Convener)
Michael Marra
Oliver Mundell
Kaukab Stewart (Deputy Convener) 
Beatrice Wishart

1 Declaration of interests:

Willie Rennie MSP declared no relevant interests.

2 Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agree to take items 7 and 8 in private.

3 Subordinate legislation:

The Committee heard evidence on the Provision of Early Learning and Childcare (Specified Children) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2021 from—

Clare Haughey MSP, Minister for Children and Young People and Joanna Mackenzie, Team Leader, Targeted Children and Family Wellbeing, Scottish Government

4 Subordinate legislation:

Clare Haughey MSP, Minister for Children and Young People moved—S6M--00700—That the Education, Children and Young People Committee recommends that the Provision of Early Learning and Childcare (Specified Children) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2021 be approved.

The motion was agreed unanimously

5 Subordinate legislation:

The Committee considered the following negative instrument— Registration of Independent Schools (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/251)

The Committee made no comment.

6 OECD report: 

The Committee heard evidence from—

Doctor Beatriz Pont, Senior Analyst and Romane Viennet, Policy Analyst, Education Policy, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

7 Evidence Session (In Private):

8 Work programme (In Private):