Finance Committee, 09 Nov 2009
Meeting date: Monday, November 9, 2009
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Good morning, and welcome to the 25th meeting of the Finance Committee in 2009. I ask everyone to turn off any mobile phones or pagers as, even on silent, they can interfere with the broadcasting system.
I thank all those who participated in the workshop sessions that have just concluded. The Finance Committee is delighted to be here in Glasgow, and I would like to thank the staff at the city chambers for all their hard work in organising this event for us. It is appreciated.
Before we move to the part of the meeting in which we will hear reports back from the workshops, the committee has some other business to attend to. As members will be aware, James Kelly and Jackie Baillie have now left the committee to go on to other roles. I take this opportunity to thank James and Jackie for their contribution to our committee—I especially thank Jackie, who was my deputy convener. Their input has added greatly to the work that we have done, and my thanks go to them.
I formally welcome Malcolm Chisholm and Tom McCabe to the committee and invite them to declare any relevant interests.
I have no relevant interests.
I probably ought to declare my membership of Unison and the Educational Institute of Scotland.