Economy and Fair Work Committee [Draft]

Meeting date: Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Official Report 689KB pdf

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Interests

Good morning, and welcome to the 22nd meeting in 2023 of the Economy and Fair Work Committee. Agenda item 1 is a declaration of interests by each of our four new committee members.

First, though, I thank Jamie Halcro Johnston and Graham Simpson for their contribution to the committee and their work on our inquiries. I wish them well in their new roles in their new committees.

I am pleased to welcome Murdo Fraser, Ash Regan, Kevin Stewart and Brian Whittle to the committee. I invite Murdo Fraser to declare any relevant interests.

Thank you, convener.

There are three items in my entry in the register of members’ interests that might be relevant to the work of this committee. First, I am a member of the Law Society of Scotland, albeit that I do not currently hold a practising certificate. Secondly, I have an interest in two residential properties in Edinburgh that are let as long-term residential homes and from which I receive rental income. Thirdly, I receive occasional and usually very small amounts in royalties from a book that I wrote a number of years ago.

Thank you. I now invite Ash Regan to declare any relevant interests.

Thank you, convener. I have no interests to declare.

Thank you. Kevin Stewart, do you have any relevant interests to declare?

I have no relevant interests to declare, thank you, convener.

Thank you. Finally, I invite Brian Whittle to declare any relevant interests.

Thank you, convener. As recorded in the register of members’ interests, I am a director of a small business consultancy, which, from time to time, I do a little bit of work for outside parliamentary time.

Thank you.