Environment and Rural Development Committee, 05 Oct 2004

Meeting date: Tuesday, October 5, 2004

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Interests

Good morning. I welcome members, witnesses, press and members of the public to this Environment and Rural Development Committee meeting and I ask everyone to turn off their mobile phones. We have received apologies from Nora Radcliffe and Alasdair Morrison, who I think will join us later.

Agenda item 1 is a declaration of interests. Last week, the Parliament decided that Richard Lochhead would replace Roseanna Cunningham as a member of the committee. I welcome Richard to the committee and ask him to declare any relevant interests.

Due to lack of wealth, I have no interests to declare.

Nothing on the record, anyway. Thank you.

Just as Richard Lochhead is joining us, Tracey Hawe, our clerk, is moving sideways to another committee. She worked with the committee before, when it was the Rural Development Committee. It is a real pity that we are losing her. As a new convener in this place, I found her support absolutely wonderful. She has been a brilliant support to all the committee and we officially record our thanks.