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The first thing that members have to do is to declare interests. I do not have any interests to declare.
I was employed by the University of Edinburgh until I secured my seat at the 1999 election. I am a member of the Transport and General Workers Union, the Educational Institute of Scotland, the British Educational Research Association, the Scottish Educational Research Association and the Association for Science Education. I am also a member of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds' committee for Scotland.
I do not have anything to declare.
Given that in this session of Parliament we are to consider a bill on co-operatives and mutual enterprise, I should declare that I am a member of the Co-operative Party as well as a member of the Labour Party. I am also a member of the Transport and General Workers Union and a trustee of the Fife Historic Buildings Trust. For the moment, I am also a member of the European Committee of the Regions. That is a legacy of my days in local government. I do not know whether that will continue.
I have no interests to declare that are relevant to the remit of this committee.
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