Procedures Committee,
Meeting date: Tuesday, May 9, 2006
Official Report
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Accountability and Governance Inquiry
We will make a start. Karen Gillon will be coming shortly. I understand that Robin Harper has again had to send apologies, so he will not have an opportunity to declare his interests, which is item 1 on the agenda.
The next item is the suggestion by the Finance Committee that we send someone along to its meetings on the issue of the appointment of commissioners. There is a problem, because the Finance Committee's meetings clash with ours. We have only a limited involvement in the subject and have met that commitment by producing our report. However, if any member would like to attend officially on behalf of the committee, I am sure that the committee would agree to that. It is also open to any member to attend as an individual. Do members think that we should send someone along?
Convener, you have outlined our commitment in respect of this issue. It would be enough for committee members to be kept abreast of what is happening either by reading the report or by the clerks sharing information with us.
Cathie Craigie appears to be expressing the committee's general view. We will reply by saying that we do not wish to send anyone officially, but that individual members may attend, if they wish.
Members indicated agreement.