Education, Children and Young People Committee

Meeting date: Wednesday, April 26, 2023

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Interests

Good morning, and welcome to the 12th meeting in 2023 of the Education, Children and Young People Committee. I welcome Ben Macpherson, Bill Kidd and Pam Duncan-Glancy, who are joining us this morning for the first time as committee members and are replacing Kaukab Stewart, Graeme Dey and Michael Marra. On behalf of all members, I thank Kaukab, Graeme and Michael for all their invaluable contributions to the committee’s work.

As Ben Macpherson, Bill Kidd and Pam Duncan-Glancy are joining us for the first time, our first item of business is to invite them to declare any relevant interests.

Thank you, convener. It is good to be with you, colleagues. I refer members to my entry in the register of interests—in particular, my being registered on the roll of Scottish solicitors, which might be pertinent on certain occasions.

Thank you, convener. I am really pleased to be on the committee and I have no relevant declarations to make.

Good morning and thank you, convener. I, too, am pleased to be a member of the committee and look forward to the work that we will do together.

I refer members to my entry in the register of members’ interests and declare that I have introduced a bill in the area of education—the Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) (Scotland) Bill—which has come to the committee.

Thank you very much.