Subordinate Legislation Committee, 11 Sep 2001

Meeting date: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

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Convener

The first item on the agenda is the choosing of a new convener. First, I pay tribute to Kenny MacAskill, who convened our meetings with insight, wisdom, wit and humour. I trust that our new convener, whoever he or she might be, will do as good a job.

The Parliament has determined that the committee members eligible to be convener should be members of the Scottish National Party. Do I have any nominees?

Yes, surprisingly. I have much pleasure in nominating Margo MacDonald.

Margo, are you happy to accept the nomination? Happy might not be the right word.

Yes.

Are committee members agreed that Margo MacDonald should become convener of the Subordinate Legislation Committee?

Ms Margo MacDonald was chosen as convener.

I am delighted to hand over the chair to Margo MacDonald, and all her wit, wisdom and humour.

Thank you.

Congratulations. [Interruption.] Oh. Knocking over that bottle of water was a symbolic gesture.

Were you christening me or the table?

First, I should say that it is very nice to have been chosen as convener, because I now have the nice seat. I also want to thank Kenny MacAskill for his convenership of the committee from the beginning. After I received all the papers for this meeting, I decided that he was a man to be much admired and that any congratulations are not gratuitous.