Audit Committee, 10 Jun 2003

Meeting date: Tuesday, June 10, 2003

Official Report 97KB pdf

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Interests

We will get started. That is interesting—my script begins, "Good afternoon".

Sorry.

That is a good sign. It shows you that I am thinking.

Good morning and welcome to the first meeting of the Audit Committee in the second session of the Parliament. I ask everyone to switch off any mobile phones or pagers that are likely to bleep. We have received apologies from Robin Harper and we know that Susan Deacon is running a bit late. I do not know about George Lyon.

In accordance with article 5 of the Scotland Act 1998 (Transitory and Transitional Provisions) (Members' Interests) Order 1999, I invite members to declare any interests that are relevant to the remit of the committee.

I declare two interests that appear in the "Miscellaneous" section of the register of members' interests. I am a member of Unison and a director of East Ayrshire Employment Initiative.

I am a non-executive director of a drama company called 2000 & 3 Estaites Ltd. I do not know whether that might come up at any point, but it is best that it is down on paper.

I have no relevant interests to declare.

Many of us find it difficult to know what interests to declare and what interests are relevant. I am chair of the Scottish Library and Information Council and a trustee of the Scottish Mining Museum. I am also an honorary fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects and a board member of Volunteering First (Midlothian).