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I welcome all committee members, witnesses and the public to the meeting. We have received apologies from Tommy Sheridan and David McLetchie, and Michael McMahon has said that he will attend later. Paul Martin is attending the Justice 2 Committee meeting and will come to this committee later. Sylvia Jackson has also given apologies. As a substitute for David McLetchie, we have Murray Tosh, whom I welcome to the committee. I believe that this is the first time since he was appointed as a substitute that he has attended a committee meeting, so I invite him to declare any registrable interests.
My entry in the register of members' interests is on the public record. There is not an awful lot in it and I do not think that anything in it is particularly relevant to the committee's work.
Thank you. It is good to see you and I look forward to your participation in the meeting.