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Education, Children and Young People Committee
Meeting date: 23 February 2022
Stephen Kerr
Sah-ra—sorry—Say-ra. I keep wanting to say your name in the wrong way. I apologise.
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Meeting date: 23 February 2022
Stephen Kerr
Thank you.
Oliver Mundell, do you want to say something?
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Meeting date: 23 February 2022
Stephen Kerr
Oh.
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Meeting date: 23 February 2022
Stephen Kerr
Right. This is not an agenda item for today. Bob Doris made the point that I asked in the pre-meeting session whether there was anything that people wanted to raise in the meeting and there was no mention of this item.
My response to all of this is that we should consider it further when we meet in private later this morning. Everyone has had a fair chance to make their views known, and I think that that is my role as the convener. Having said that, we should consider the matter further in private later this morning, and we should now move on to our agenda items as planned. I hope that members all agree with that.
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Meeting date: 23 February 2022
Stephen Kerr
What do you bring that was not already there? If you were not there, I presume that the role that you are playing would be played by someone else in the public sector?
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Meeting date: 23 February 2022
Stephen Kerr
I will bring in Ross Greer next, because I think that he has a line of questioning that follows on from this, and then I will chip in again.
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Meeting date: 23 February 2022
Stephen Kerr
I perfectly understand the sentiment behind your words, Bob.
Willie Rennie has now indicated that he wishes to speak. To be fair, having allowed two colleagues to speak, I do not think that I cannot allow him to do so.
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Meeting date: 23 February 2022
Stephen Kerr
Thank you for that. Michael Marra is next.
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Meeting date: 23 February 2022
Stephen Kerr
Do the participants self-select or are they selected?
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Meeting date: 23 February 2022
Stephen Kerr
Is that in all 32 local authority areas?