Video: Scottish Parliament day in Dumbarton
The visit also focused on the Housing (Scotland) Bill - the first time that scrutiny of a Bill has ever featured as part of a Parliament Day.
The Committee also met a number of tenants, residents groups and housing association representatives to hear views and gather information on the Bill.
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Hide AdMSPs including Annabel Goldie and Stewart Maxwell attended two primary schools to be interviewed by pupils for special newspapers.
There was even time for a quick visit to the fictional Shieldinch - better known as the town featuring in BBC Scotland drama River City - and to Rockvale Rebound, an award-winning talking newspaper, with Presiding Officer Tricia Marwick and Jackie Baillie MSP getting involved with the latest edition.