European and External Relations Committee, 25 Oct 2005

Meeting date: Tuesday, October 25, 2005

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Interests

I welcome everyone to the European and External Relations Committee's 15th meeting this year. I have apologies from Phil Gallie, who is attending a meeting of the Edinburgh Tram (Line One) Bill Committee, so I welcome again Derek Brownlee, who is Phil Gallie's substitute.

Dennis Canavan will have to leave to attend a Parliamentary Bureau meeting at half past 2 so, with the committee's indulgence, we will consider the paper that he submitted first under the work programme agenda item.

For item 1, I welcome Charlie Gordon to the committee. As usual, I invite him to declare any interests that are relevant to the committee's work.

I have only one interest to declare: I am a non-executive director of Hampden Park Ltd. That is a non-remunerated, non-pecuniary interest.