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Good morning and welcome to the 31st meeting in 2014 of the Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee. Before we move to the first item on the agenda, I remind everyone present to switch off their mobile phones, as they may affect the broadcasting system. Committee members and others may use tablets to view meeting papers in digital format.
I wish to say a few words about Nigel Don. On behalf of the committee, I thank him for his hard work and contribution during his time with the committee. I wish him well in his new role on the Public Audit Committee, which has gained a true statistician.
Agenda item 1 is a declaration of interests. I welcome Michael Russell, the new member of the committee, and ask him to declare any relevant interests.
I declare three relevant interests: I was a director of, and am a member of, the Colintraive and Glendaruel Development Trust; I am a member of Argyll Community Housing Association, which is involved in the provision of rural housing; and I have a contract with Scottish Hydro—SSE—for the provision of renewable energy through solar panels. A less relevant interest, I suppose, is that I am a former Minister for Environment.
Thank you for your welcome.
Not at all—welcome to the committee.
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