Local Government Committee, 10 Nov 1999
Meeting date: Wednesday, November 10, 1999
Official Report
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Scottish Parliament Local Government Committee Wednesday 10 November 1999 (Morning)
[The Convener opened the meeting at 10:02]
Good morning.
I welcome Professor John Curtice, who is here to discuss his paper. As members know, Professor Curtice was involved with the McIntosh commission, so we return to proportional representation. I apologise to Professor Curtice for the room—if we had gone to Glasgow, things might have been different, but that is another story. This is not the best room to meet in, but you will find that we pay attention, that the questions are usually very good, and that you will have to be on your toes. We will follow the procedures that we have followed before: after Professor Curtice has given his presentation, members will ask one question and a supplementary, and at the end there will be a general question session. We will have a comfort break after we have finished questioning Professor Curtice and will be joined for the next item by Fergus Ewing.