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Live Reporting

Craig Hutchison and Ailsa Brown

  1. Smith Commission

    The following are scheduled to attend today's session, and after Lord Smith's address will be split into two groups to give evidence:

    Bill Scott, Inclusion Scotland

    Colin Anderson, Denki;

    Fraser Kelly, SES;

    Ian McKay, IoD;

    John Downie, SCVO;

    Louise MacDonald, Young Scot;

    Marc Crothall, STA;

    Margaret Lynch, CAS;

    Mark Ballard, Barnardos;

    Bryan Buchan; Scottish Engineering;

    Mary Taylor, SFHA;

    Mike Tholan, Oil and Gas UK;

    Paul de Pellette, Ingeus;

    Ross Martin, SCDI;

    Sandra Deslandes-Clark, CRER;

    Allan Watt, Prince's Trust;

    Carla McCormack, Poverty Alliance;

    Colin Borland, FSB;

    Dave Moxham, STUC;

    Emma Ritch, Engender;

    John Dickie, CPAG;

    Katja Hall, CBI;

    Laurie Russell, The Wise Group

    Louise Cameron, SYP;

    Mike Robinson, Stop Climate Change Scotland;

    Niall Stuart, Scottish Renewables;

    Nigel Miller, NFUS;

    Owen Kelly, SFE;

    Paul Durrant, Abertay University;

    Tim Hopkins, Equality Network.

  2. Welcome and good morning

    Good morning and welcome to BBC Scotland's Democracy Live coverage of the Scottish Parliament on 13 November 2014.

    It is going to be an incredibly busy and historic day at Holyrood today.

    Alex Salmond will face opposition party representatives for the final time, before making way for Nicola Sturgeon.

    Alex SalmondReuters

    Alex Salmond is standing down as first minister, but staying on as an MSP

    Before that, this morning at 9.30am Lord Smith will address representatives of civic Scotland, before the commission splits into two groups to take evidence from witnesses.