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We will come on to the detail of some of the points that you have mentioned.

Super. Thanks for that. As I said, we will dig into and go into more detail on some of the things that you have talked about at a high level as the questioning evolves over the morning. I will come to Pam Duncan-Glancy next.

Pam Duncan-Glancy, I know that there was a little bit of overlap there, but can you pick up on that thread?

I will pick up on that, if you do not mind, Pam.

Pauline, you have spoken about the staff representative on the board. Is it the individual who is not engaging, or is it due to the function of their role? Is there something that is stopping the representative going out and doing the staff engagement that you are talking about? Do we need legislation in order for that staff representative to the board to be able to carry out surveys and do some of the engagement work that you are talking about? I would like a succinct answer, if you do not mind.

Okay.

Yes. Just watch that you do not encroach on the next theme.

Under the bill, the early learning sector will be, to an extent, double inspected, as it will be inspected by the Care Inspectorate and Education Scotland. What are your thoughts on that and what the consequences might be?

That is perhaps something for the committee to follow up on.

The next item on our agenda is an evidence session on the Education (Scotland) Bill at stage 1. Today, we will hear from two panels of witnesses. First, I welcome Gillian Hamilton, who is the chief executive of Education Scotland; Janie McManus, who is His Majesty’s chief inspector of education for Scotland at Education Scotland; and Fiona Robertson, who is the chief executive of the Scottish Qualifications Authority. Good morning, ladies.

We have a lot to get through this morning, so we will move straight to questions from members, starting with Liam Kerr.

That would be lovely.