Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee
Meeting date: Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Official Report
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Interests
Good morning, everybody, and welcome to the first meeting in 2013 of the Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee. I wish everyone—including our large audience—a happy new year. I hope that everyone enjoyed a good break and got over colds and flu and so on.
Members and the public should switch off their mobile phones now—they should not be left in flight mode or anything like that, as they interfere with the sound system.
I have received apologies from Angus MacDonald and Dick Lyle. I welcome Gil Paterson, who is attending the meeting as a substitute, and ask him to declare any relevant interests that he may have.
I refer the committee to my entry in the register of members’ interests. I have nothing to add to what is declared there.
Thank you very much.
At around 12 o’clock, should the meeting still be continuing, I will have to hand over to the deputy convener, Graeme Dey, as I have to be absent.