Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee

Meeting date: Wednesday, December 8, 2010

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Temporary Convener

Good morning ladies and gentlemen. I welcome you all to the 33rd meeting this year of the Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee. I remind everybody who is present to switch off mobile phones and BlackBerrys. This morning we have received apologies from Kenneth Gibson and the convener, Karen Whitefield. Claire Baker, Ken Macintosh and Christina McKelvie are all expected to attend but, like many other people, have been held up by travel conditions.

As a result of the fact that we have no convener or deputy convener, we have to take time to appoint a temporary convener under rule 12.1.15 of standing orders, which sets out that when the convener and deputy convener are not available a temporary convener must be chosen. For the purposes of choosing a temporary convener, the meeting must be chaired by the oldest committee member, which I fully admit is me. I seek nominations for a temporary convener—it does not have to be me.

I nominate you, nonetheless.

That is just because I am the older one.

Are we agreed that we will continue with me as temporary convener?

Members indicated agreement.