Rural Development Committee, 08 Jan 2002
Meeting date: Tuesday, January 8, 2002
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Scottish Parliament Rural Development Committee Tuesday 8 January 2002 (Afternoon)
[The Convener opened the meeting at 14:03]
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. As this is the first meeting of the year, I wish everybody a happy new year. I hope that you all had a happy new year and that the year continues in the same vein.
I welcome everybody to the Rural Development Committee's first meeting of 2002 and start in my traditional way by reminding all members and witnesses and anybody in the gallery to turn off their mobile phones. We have apologies from Elaine Smith and Irene Oldfather. I am delighted to welcome Murdo Fraser and Jamie Stone to our committee as visiting MSPs.