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Our next item of business is to choose a new convener. As explained in paper 1, the Parliament has agreed that only members of the Labour Party in Scotland are eligible to be chosen as convener of the committee, and I invite a nomination.
After a great deal of deliberation, I would like to nominate Colin Smyth.
Colin Smyth was chosen as convener.
Congratulations on your appointment, Colin. I think that it is time for you to take the chair.
Thank you, Michelle. That is the smoothest election that I have ever been involved in. I thank the committee for that vote of confidence.
I begin by echoing the deputy convener’s thanks to Claire Baker for convening the committee over the past three and a half years. Over that time, the committee has carried out a number of important inquiries in areas such as town centre regeneration and the disability employment gap, and we have put forward some positive recommendations that, if implemented, would make a real difference to people in our communities. I hope that we can build on that work and, crucially, be clear about the committee’s important role in holding Government and agencies to account.
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