Good morning. I welcome everyone to the first meeting in 2025 of the Public Audit Committee. We have received apologies from the deputy convener, Jamie Greene.
James Dornan has stepped down from the committee. I place on the record my thanks for James’s useful contribution during the short time that he was on the committee. I am also pleased to welcome to the committee his replacement, Stuart McMillan. Stuart, you have been a member of the committee in times past, and your experience will be very helpful to us. You are very welcome to the committee.
For the formal part of the introduction, I ask whether you have any relevant interests that you wish to declare.
First of all, thank you for the kind words and welcome.
I have two things that would be useful to put on the record. First, I chair Moving On Inverclyde, which is a recovery service that is in receipt of public money. Secondly, as I have indicated in the past in the chamber, my wife works part time for CalMac Ferries—I declare that for when CalMac and ferry issues arise in the committee.
Those issues arise quite regularly at this committee, so thank you very much for that. It is very useful to place that on the record.
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