Education, Culture and Sport Committee, 08 Jan 2002

Meeting date: Tuesday, January 8, 2002

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Scottish Parliament Education, Culture and Sport Committee Tuesday 8 January 2002 (Afternoon)

[The Deputy Convener opened the meeting at 14:32]

I thank everyone for attending the first Education, Culture and Sport Committee meeting of the year. I hope that the committee will be as gentle as it was last year. That should strike fear in the heart of the Deputy Minister for Education and Young People, given that we gave Nicol Stephen a thorough but enjoyable grilling just before Christmas. I welcome everyone and wish you all a happy new year.

We are a wee bit short on committee members today; the convener and Mike Russell are not here because they are ill, although not with the same illness. Christine Grahame, who is a regional MSP for the Borders, is attending the committee because of her interest in education in the Borders. I welcome her to the committee.