Public Petitions Committee
Meeting date: Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Official Report
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Interests
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. I welcome you all to the fourth meeting of the Public Petitions Committee in the fourth session of the Scottish Parliament. I welcome, in particular, all the guests who are visiting the Parliament for the first time.
I remind everyone to switch off their mobile phones and any electronic devices. Apologies have been received from Nanette Milne MSP.
I welcome Mark McDonald MSP, who is a new member of the committee. He replaces Richard Lyle MSP. I put on record my thanks, and those of the committee, to Mr Lyle for the work that he has done with us.
The first item on our agenda is a declaration of interests by Mark McDonald. In accordance with section 3 of the code of conduct for members of the Scottish Parliament, I invite Mr McDonald to declare any interests that he has that are relevant to the committee’s remit.
It may be that from time to time I will have to declare interests on individual petitions as they come forward but, at present, I think that the only interest that I need to declare is my membership of Aberdeen City Council.
Thank you. That is duly recorded.